The WNBA player who was banned for punching Caitlin Clark in the throat has been slammed for yet more violence in her latest game against the Indiana Fever.
The Phoenix Mercury’s Alyssa Thomas served a one-game suspension without pay for the ‘non-basketball act’, after a postgame review determined that she had recklessly made contact with Clark’s throat with her closed fist.
Less than two weeks on from the unsavory incident – which sparked a nationwide storm, accusations of racial profiling and involvement from politicians – the rivalry continued on Thursday night when the Fever once again took on the Mercury.
Clark was not playing in the game due to her ongoing injury recovery, so this time it was a teammate on the end of some physical play from Thomas.
Midway through the third quarter, the Fever’s Lexie Hull – who is one of Clark’s closest friends off the court – competed for the loose ball with Thomas, before appearing to receive an elbow to the nose.
In the aftermath, she appeared bloodied as she wiped her face with a towel, and soon after was seen on the bench with tissue stuffed up her nose to stem the flow of blood.