Mercury’s Alyssa Thomas Hit With One-Game Suspension For Seemingly Punching Fever’s Caitlin Clark In Throat
Following Clark driving to the lane, she fell on her side after she made contact with Mercury guard Lexi Held. Scrambling for the ball, Thomas, Held and Phoenix forward DeWanna Bonner tumbled on Clark. While going for the recovery, Thomas seemingly punched Clark in the throat, which was followed by Thomas getting up and then stepping over Clark.
- ▪Following Clark driving to the lane, she fell on her side after she made contact with Mercury guard Lexi Held.
- ▪Scrambling for the ball, Thomas, Held and Phoenix forward DeWanna Bonner tumbled on Clark.
- ▪While going for the recovery, Thomas seemingly punched Clark in the throat, which was followed by Thomas getting up and then stepping over Clark.
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Sports Mercury’s Alyssa Thomas Hit With One-Game Suspension For Seemingly Punching Fever’s Caitlin Clark In Throat (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) Andrew Powell Sports Reporter June 25, 2026 5:39 PM ET June 25, 2026 5:39 PM ET Andrew Powell Sports Reporter Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); According to an announcement Thursday from the WNBA, Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas has been knocked with a one-game suspension and flagrant foul 2 penalty…
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