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Caitlin Clark can break more records in the last game of the regular season and commit a technical foul without suspension
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Caitlin Clark can break more records in the last game of the regular season and commit a technical foul without suspension

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Caitlin Clark has one more game to leave her mark on history – and maybe even that of one of her opponents.

In the Indiana Fever’s final regular season game against the Washington Mystics on Thursday, Clark can break three more records.

With four more 3-pointers, she will tie the franchise single-season record set by Tamika Catchings in 2006. With five more, she will own the record.

Clark only needs one 3-pointer or two 2-pointers to break the franchise’s single-season scoring record. With 761 points this year, she is just two points behind teammate Kelsey Mitchell’s single-season record of 763, which she set last season.

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Caitlin Clark drives

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives to the basket in front of Dallas Wings guard Sevgi Uzun (1) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game on September 1, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

It would take a tremendous night shot, but Clark is within striking distance of the WNBA single-season record for 3-pointers. At 120, Clark would need eight more to surpass Diana Taurasi and reach Sabrina Ionescu’s single-season record of 128.

Clark will also have the advantage of playing a little more loosely compared to her last games.

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Clark narrowly avoided a suspension for too many technical fouls in her rookie season. With six technical fouls this year, Clark was one technical foul away from a one-game suspension under WNBA rules. But with just one game left, she is no longer at risk of a suspension because her technical foul count will reset after the game and she would not face a suspension in the playoffs.

Clark came dangerously close to a suspension after she picked up her sixth technical foul of the year against the Las Vegas Aces. She threw Las Vegas player Tiffany Hayes to the floor while defending in the opening minutes of a loss, but a technical foul was not assessed until she slammed her hands into one of the basket’s posts.

Caitlin Clark attacks Bridget Carleton

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) defends Minnesota Lynx forward Bridget Carleton (6) during the second half of a game on September 6, 2024 in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

The stress of the sixth technical foul overshadowed an otherwise historic night. Clark broke the WNBA’s single-season assist record later in the game. Still, in a postgame press conference, Clark criticized the referees for calling a foul on their record-setting night.

“It’s annoying because I feel like I got half of my technical fouls this year for unintentional contact to the face in the Minnesota game and then two for hitting the basket post,” Clark said. “One was a complete accident and the other two were just a little bit of frustration with myself. So I think I could have kept my emotions under control better, but at the same time, like…really?”

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Clark then came dangerously close to receiving a seventh technical foul in the Fever’s 110-109 loss to the Dallas Wings on Sunday. During the game, Clark walked across the court after losing the ball. She watched the replay and immediately started yelling at the referee. Kelsey Mitchell put her arm out to stop Clark from running to the referee, while Aliyah Boston pulled Clark away and screamed “no” in her face to save her from the technical foul.

The intervention of her teammates paid off and Clark got through the game without a technical foul.

Caitlin Clark advances to the basket

Caitlin Clark drives to the basket against Chicago Sky defender Lindsay Allen during the first half at Wintrust Arena. (Kamil Krzaczynski/USA Today Sports)

After the game, Clark boasted that he had avoided suspension.

“Well, I didn’t think they were going to give me a technical foul at any point tonight. That would have made me really sad for the people in Washington DC,” Clark said of her team’s next game. “I didn’t mean to. I tried my best, but my teammates are doing really well.”

So Clark can safely commit a technical foul in today’s game without risking a suspension.

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