Phoenix Mercury star Natasha Cloud and Indiana Fever heart Temi Fagbenle needed to be separated from one another throughout their sport on Sunday afternoon.
With about 4:48 left within the second quarter, Fagbenle was fouled whereas making an attempt to go up for a shot. After the whistle blew, she tried to simply end the play by placing the ball again into the basket.
Fagbenle’s teammate Erika Wheeler, and Cloud’s teammate Sophie Cunningham, then tried to clear their teammates out to attempt to get everybody to huddle up.
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Temi Fagbenle of the Indiana Fever shoots a free throw throughout the sport towards the Mercury on June 30, 2024, at Footprint Heart in Phoenix, Arizona. (Kate Frese/NBAE by way of Getty Photos)
Natasha Cloud of the Mercury throughout the sport towards the Indiana Fever on June 30, 2024, at Footprint Heart in Phoenix, Arizona. (Barry Gossage/NBAE by way of Getty Photos)
Gamers from each groups huddled up slightly too shut and commenced to yell at one another.
Cloud and Fagbenle received into one another’s faces and personnel from each groups got here onto the courtroom to separate them.
WNBA referees assessed technical fouls on 4 gamers – Mercury gamers Cloud and Kahleah Copper and Fever gamers Fagbenle and Wheeler.
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It wasn’t the one occasion of arduous play throughout the sport.
Mercury heart Brittney Griner was hit with a technical foul over an incident with Fever star Aliyah Boston. Fever ahead NaLyssa Smith was known as for a flagrant-1 foul after an errant elbow to Diana Taurasi’s midsection with 45.8 seconds remaining within the half.
Temi Fagbenle of the Indiana Fever drives to the basket towards the Mercury on June 30, 2024, at Footprint Heart in Phoenix. (Barry Gossage/NBAE by way of Getty Photos)
Phoenix took a 49-38 lead into halftime. Griner and Taurasi led all scorers with 13 factors every.
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Boston led Indiana with 10 factors.
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