WNBA Fines Angel Reese And Chicago Sky For Violating Media Rules

The WNBA fined rookie Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky $1,000 on Sunday after she didn't make herself available for interviews following Saturday's one-point loss to the Indiana Fever. The league also fined the organization $5,000 for its failure to make sure the players didn't violate WNBA media policies. The Fever defeated the Sky 71-70 in Indianapolis in a game that saw Fever rookie Caitlin Clark pushed to the floor by Chicago's Chennedy Carter as Clark awaited an inbounds pass. It reportedly followed trash talk by Clark on the Fever's previous possession, and after Carter drained a jumper with 15.1 seconds left in the third quarter, replays showed her walk toward Clark, yell out an insult and then use her shoulder to send Clark to the floor. Reese, who was on the bench at the time, stood and cheered on Carter after the shove. Carter did speak to the media postgame but refused to discuss Clark. "Next question," she said, when asked about Clark. Later, she said, "I ain't answering no Caitlin Clark questions" before coach Teresa Weatherspoon intervened and said, "That's enough. We're good. 

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