{"id":625514,"date":"2026-06-26T12:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=625514"},"modified":"2026-06-26T12:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:13:12","slug":"wmba-team-deletes-meme-allegedly-mocking-kaitlyn-clark-getting-throat-punched-on-court-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=625514","title":{"rendered":"WMBA team deletes meme allegedly mocking Kaitlyn Clark getting \u2018throat punched\u2019 on court"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Phoenix Mercury, a WNBA team, is facing backlash for allegedly mocking an injury that was sustained by Indiana Fever player Caitlin Clark during a Wednesday game between the two teams.<\/p>\n

\u201cMidway through the second quarter, Clark ended up on the floor after trying to drive to the basket,\u201d according to Fox News<\/a>. \u201cAs players scrambled for the ball, Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas appeared to drive her knee into Clark\u2019s thigh and press her fist into the Fever star\u2019s neck and throat area.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the time of the game, no foul was issued, despite Indiana head coach Stephanie White reportedly labeling Thomas\u2019 move a cheap shot.<\/p>\n

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Caitlin Clark got punched in the throat & stepped on by Alyssa Thomas.<\/p>\n

No foul, of course \"\ud83d\ude44\" pic.twitter.com\/peBy5K3kfi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) June 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As if this wasn\u2019t bad enough, the Phoenix Mercury decided to double down on its shenanigans by then seemingly mocking Clark with a cartoon posted to the team\u2019s X social media account.<\/p>\n

The cartoon appeared to show an injured Clark on the ground with the caption \u201cDe-Wanna Piece Of This?\u201d The \u201cDe-Wanna\u201d part was a weird reference to Phoenix Mercury team member DeWanna Bonner.<\/p>\n

Look:<\/p>\n

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Breaking: The cowards at @PhoenixMercury<\/a> deleted the post making fun of CC getting throat punched by Alyssa Thomas. If you\u2019re gonna ruin the golden goose at least stand by it. COWARDS<\/p>\n

DELETED pic.twitter.com\/aCEkmib64Q<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) June 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Some have defended the team\u2019s cartoon by claiming it wasn\u2019t a reference to Clark being on the ground but rather to Bonner.<\/p>\n

Look:<\/p>\n

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it was in reference to this DB picture from the same game. totally get they should have avoided any pictures of people on the ground but it wasn\u2019t a reference to that play. pic.twitter.com\/qQCRnLhRxH<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 \"\ud83c\udfc0\"\"\u26f9\ufe0f\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\"\"\ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffc\" (@respect2wsports) June 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The good news is that a day later, on Thursday, the WNBA decided to hit Thomas with a Flagrant Foul 2 penalty and a one-game suspension for the behavior she\u2019d displayed toward Clark.<\/p>\n

The WNBA said in a statement<\/a> that she was disciplined for \u201crecklessly making contact with her fist to the throat area of Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following this announcement, the Indiana Fever released a statement from team president\u00a0Kelly Krauskopf.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlayer safety should be paramount in our league,\u201d she said. \u201cWe appreciate the WNBA\u2019s review of last night\u2019s incident and the action taken. Right now our focus is on Caitlin and our entire team as we prepare for Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n

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pic.twitter.com\/InCDuUIVWu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) June 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Meanwhile, the Phoenix Mercury deleted their X post after the team was assailed with massive backlash on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are racist cheaters,\u201d one critic wrote<\/a>. \u201cWay to lose fans! You should not be so hateful to someone you are \"\ud83d\udcaf\" Jealous of! You should be embracing Katlin she\u2019s brought fans to a sport few cared about and instead you are bullying the golden goose. Yes it\u2019s true, you\u2019re a bunch of dumb jocks! Sad!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c@PhoenixMercury is trash,\u201d another critic opined<\/a>. \u201cThey should be ashamed of themselves, but given what we have seen from their dirty players, I wouldn\u2019t count on them feeling any shame at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

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F*ck your team, your league, and especially your ghetto thug Alyssa Thomas. She belongs in jail.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mouse_of_the_House\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\"\"\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea\"\"\u26f3\"\"\u2618\"\"\ud83d\ude3a\"\"\ud83d\udc3e\" (@houseofmousecat) June 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Classless and dirty! No room in any sport for this behavior and the wmba allows it to happen. Suspension isnt good enough.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Stace (@Redbird6600) June 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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A new era\u2026ghetto hoes that resort to throat punching. Thugs threatened by someone who plays better than them. Up your game and you won\u2019t have to worry about what your opponent is doing\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 MJ (@Michellj57) June 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Imagine knowing you suck as a player and can\u2019t beat Caitlin Clark so instead you turn to violence and cheap shots and injure her. Alyssa knows she can\u2019t compete at all star level without injuring the better competition first<\/p>\n

\u2014 Brian A Dierks (@brian_dierks) June 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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GOOD MORNING. Where\u2019s AT\u2019s apology to CC, her own team and all players in the league for making the entire WNBA look bad. It affects everyone associated with the @WNBA<\/a>. An apology might help mitigate the damage done. A one game suspension helps but it\u2019s not enough.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Proverbs 4:23 (@Tracyrrg) June 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The Phoenix Mercury, a WNBA team, is facing backlash for allegedly mocking an injury that was sustained by Indiana Fever player Caitlin Clark during a Wednesday game between the two teams. \u201cMidway through the second quarter, Clark ended up on the floor after trying to drive to the basket,\u201d according to Fox News. \u201cAs players… Continue reading WMBA team deletes meme allegedly mocking Kaitlyn Clark getting \u2018throat punched\u2019 on court<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":625496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-625514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic-empowerment","category-national-security","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=625514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/625496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=625514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=625514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=625514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}