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Brittany Mahomes Shares Support for WNBA Star Caitlin Clark After Foul Drama: ‘Keep Doing Your Thing’ “It’s incredible to see what you’re doing for the game and women’s sports!!”
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“@caitlinclark22 keep doing your thing!!” Brittany — who is a former soccer player — wrote in her message to the athlete. “You’re a baller and it’s incredible to see what you’re doing for the game and women’s sports!!”and opted not to review the play. However, per the AP and other reports on Sunday, June 2, the foul was upgraded to a flagrant-1 violation after review by the WNBA.In her post-game interview on Saturday, Indiana coach Christie Sides spoke highly of her rookie guard for how she handled the situation, per the AP.
“[Clark] got up and kept playing. All she did was ask the officials to review it. They didn’t want to listen to it. I applaud her for how she handled it last night,” Sides said.
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“So I think the genes are going to be good, but like I said, it doesn’t matter. We just want them to follow their dreams and if it’s sports, that’s awesome. If it’s something else, we’ll support them the same way.”