"Horrendous officiating": Caitlin Clark technical foul video sparks mass outrage online
Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark had another great performance on Sunday night, with 30 points and eight assists in the national championship game, but couldn't lead her team to a victory.
Clark had a fantastic season and was named National Player of the Year. However, the Hawkeyes couldn't get the job done against the LSU Tigers, who won 102-85 for their first national title.
Many basketball fans complained about poor officiating during the game. Caitlin Clark received a technical foul, her fourth, during the third quarter, yet she didn't appear to do much to deserve it.
Caitlin Clark received a technical foul against LSU, yet she did not deserve it
Clark did all she could to win the championship game against the LSU Tigers. However, not even scoring a game-high 30 points was enough. Many fans complained about officiating, which gave the Tigers a big advantage.
Caitlin Clark received a technical foul with 1:03 left in the third quarter, yet she seemingly didn't do much to deserve it.
They just gave Caitlin Clark a technical foul for this 🤔
https://t.co/GyjwPwpeUA
The technical foul on Caitlin sparked outrage from many fans who watched the game. Many of them tuned in to watch Clark since she's arguably been the best player this season.
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@TheNBACentral Horrendous officiating
Micah Parsons, a Dallas Cowboys outside linebacker, watched the game and thought that the referees wanted to give the LSU Tigers a victory.
These refs are trying to give the gane to lsu!! That’s wild!!
LSU coach Kim Mulkey made contact with a game official during the game. However, she was not called for a technical foul.
How did Clark get a technical but Kim Mulkey — who has been literally on the court for most of the game — has not??
Sitting right behind Kim Mulkey, I have no clue how she hasn't gotten a tech so far
Angel Reese, who finished the game with a double-double and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, taunted Caitlin Clark in the final moments of the game. However, the Tigers forward did not receive a technical foul for her behavior.
Angel Reese was very visibly taunting Caitlin Clark the entire final two minutes. No technical foul for that, but Clark got one for...tossing the ball?
Bryan Fischer, a college football writer for Fox, posted a different angle of Clark tossing the ball. This angle also shows that the Iowa Hawkeyes guard did not deserve to be hit with a tech, according to Fischer.
They called this a tech? GTFO https://t.co/Vqh3v0p1Cs
The championship game had a lot of potential as it featured two of the best women's teams in college basketball. Clark has been very popular lately, which is why many new fans decided to tune in.
However, referees completely ruined their viewing experience.
@TheNBACentral Actually have ppl interested in watching this year and refs trying to make it about them lmao
NCAA should be ashamed.
This ref crew has ruined this gm
Even Nick Wright, a popular basketball analyst, believed that the technical foul was not warranted.
That's a disgraceful technical. Simply outrageous.
While the replays seemed to show a harmless action and fueled the outrage, the viewing experience could have been better had ABC/ESPN properly explained why the technical foul was called. According to a statement after the game in response to the pool reporter's question, the technical wasn't for a disrespectful action from Clark, it was the second delay of game violation against Iowa.
The referee’s explanation for calling the technical foul on Caitlin Clark. Just wild… https://t.co/sSP79lrFFF
One NBA fan posted a comment that terrible refereeing has expanded to women's basketball.
@TheNBACentral the terrible reffing has expanded to women’s basketball
Clark had an astonishing season and has become the only player in NCAA history to record a 40-point triple-double in the tournament. While she did not win it all, the Hawkeyes guard has gained a lot of new fans who will follow her career for a long time.
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The talented basketball player is 21 and in her junior season. Due to this, she will not be eligible for the WNBA draft as she has to be at least 22 or graduate from a four-year university in order to be eligible for it.