“Careful, You’ll Get Fined”: Caitlin Clark and Sydney Colson Ignite Firestorm Over WNBA Officiating
The Spark: A One-Point Win, a Five-Minute Final Second
Fines, Frustrations, and the “Quiet Part” Out Loud
The Kelsey Mitchell Question
Colson’s focal point was Kelsey Mitchell. On a night she lived at the rim, she didn’t live at the line. That gap—aggression versus free-throw volume—fueled the “star treatment” debate. Should Mitchell, one of the league’s most relentless downhill guards, get a whistle commensurate with her rim pressure? Fever fans say yes; skeptics counter that one game (and one whistle crew) doesn’t prove a league-wide pattern.
The Stat That Won’t Go Away
Social Media Court: Prosecution, Defense, and a Hung Jury
