Caitlin Clark let a referee hear it during Tuesday’s game.
The Indiana Fever superstar Clark got heated with referee Michael Price (No. 39) as her team faced off against the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. During the third quarter of the contest, play was briefly paused for a coach’s challenge initiated by the Sun (in which they ultimately got an out-of-bounds call overturned and received another possession).
In the middle of the replay review, Clark was shown on the ESPN broadcast yelling at Price. She called him “rude” and told him to “grow up.” Clark then motioned for Price to “come here” and even seemingly threatened to call the league on him by saying, “I will be calling” while making a phone gesture with her hand.
“That’s just rude”
“Grow up! Come here come here! Unbelievable” pic.twitter.com/6UHW8KUYUd
— HoopHer (@HoopHerSpeaks) July 16, 2025
Prior to that sequence, Clark and Price were having a discussion that resulted in Clark having to be held back from Price after Price had walked away. In the end though, Clark did not receive a technical foul for the entire episode with Price.
Caitlin pissed off at the ref pic.twitter.com/6btQqqySHW
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The Fever went on to win the game over the Sun by an 85-77 final score. But it was a frustrating game overall for Clark, who shot just 4/14 from the field and 1/7 from three (though she still finished with 14 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists).
Tuesday’s game marked the first meeting between the Fever and the Sun since last month’s fireworks-filled affair involving the two teams. There was not a lot of smoke between the players this time around, but there was certainly smoke from Clark for the veteran referee Price.