Cameras Caught Caitlin Clark Yelling at a Referee After the Fever’s Loss vs. Wings

Stephen Douglas | Aug 12, 2025

Caitlin Clark had some words for a referee after the Fever lost to the Wings. / Photo by Brian Spurlock / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

The Fever lost to the Wings on Tuesday night in a game that ended with a very bad final possession for Indiana. Kelsey Mitchell, who finished with a team-high 24 points, took the final shot in front of the Indiana bench and the still-injured Caitlin Clark.

Clark clearly did not like the way the game ended or the performance of the referees because as everyone walked onto the court after the game Clark began clapping demonstrably towards official Amy Bonner. You can see that part in the final seconds of the full game highlights the WNBA put on YouTube.

While the broadcast cut away, Getty caught some pictures of the heated interaction between Clark and Bonner as she tried to walk away. Clark obviously caught her attention as the referee turned and pointed back towards her bench.

Caitlin Clark had some words for a referee after the Fever lost to the Wings. / Photo by Brian Spurlock / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Caitlin Clark yells at a referee after the Fever’s latest loss. / Photo by Brian Spurlock / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Earlier in the game it was Clark who kept her cool as she physically restrained coach Stephanie White to keep her off the court.

caitlin had to hold back coach from the ref lmfaooo pic.twitter.com/9apvtcKsxZ

— correlation (@nosyone4) August 13, 2025

Just your basic Fever game.

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