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Brittany Mahomes stood by Caitlin Clark amid some nasty drama involving the Indiana Fever guard during the team’s loss to the Chicago Sky on Saturday.
Just a day after Clark, 22, was brutally pushed to the ground by the Sky’s Chennedy Carter, Mahomes, a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model married to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, shared a post on Instagram supporting the WNBA rookie. star.
The 28-year-old Mahomes – a former football player – wrote: ‘@caitlinclark22 keep doing your thing!!
“You are a baller and it is incredible to see what you do for the game and women’s sports!!”
Mahomes’ encouraging words come on the same day the WNBA upgraded Carter’s foul against Clark to a flagrant-1 foul after review of the play.
Brittany Mahomes has sent some words of encouragement to Caitlin Clark amid the guard’s struggles in her first WNBA season on the Indiana Fever
Brittany, who is married to Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, called Clark “a baller” on Instagram
Carter gave Clark a shoulder shot that knocked her to the ground before an inbounds pass during the third quarter of Saturday’s 71-70 win against the Fever. The referees called it an off-ball foul and did not review the play. It was considered a common mistake at the time.
“I didn’t expect it,” Clark said after the game. ‘It is what it is. It’s a physical game. Go take the free throw and run the offense, and I think that’s kind of what we did.”
Carter did not answer questions about Clark or the play after the game.
The league has fined Sky forward Angel Reese $1,000 for not making himself available to the media after Saturday’s game. The WNBA also fined Chicago $5,000 for failing to ensure all players adhered to the league’s media policy.
The league office may reclassify a flagrant foul or upgrade a foul to a flagrant foul that is not called during the game. In addition, the league may impose a fine or suspend a player for a flagrant violation. The WNBA didn’t do anything to Carter either.
Players accumulate points for flagrant fouls during the regular season and receive suspensions when they reach a certain number.
Caitlin Clark was inexplicably checked to the ground by Chicago Sky’s Chennedy Carter
“This league is great, it’s a physical league,” Indiana coach Christie Sides said before playing the New York Liberty on Sunday night. “That was a non-basketball game that had to be canceled at that time.”
Sides praised Clark in her postgame interview Saturday for maintaining her composure through all the physical play she faced this season.
“She showed it last night,” the coach said. ‘Get up and continue playing. All she did was ask the officials to review it. They didn’t want to listen to it. I compliment her on the way she handled it last night.”
Clark, who finished with 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists against Chicago, suffered a blowout loss to the New York Liberty just a day after the loss to the Sky.
“I grew up playing basketball with the boys. It has always been physical and tough and you have to find a way to hold your own,” she said.