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ESPN analyst Monica McNutt had hesitations about the WNBA’s decision to rescind a technical foul against Fever star Caitlin Clark after Indiana’s 90-86 win over the Chicago Sky on Saturday.
During ESPN’s halftime coverage of the Liberty-Aces game on Sunday, McNutt — the Knicks’ radio analyst — made a face and leaned back in her chair after Chiney Ogwumike said, “The right thing happened,” referring to the WNBA’s call to rescind the technical foul.
“All I’m saying is I have flashbacks to college when my teammate bumped into a coach like this and it was a problem,” McNutt, who played college basketball as a guard for the Georgetown Hoyas from 2007-2011, responded.
“But I think when we analyze it, if Caitlin didn’t say anything [to the referee], it is marginal. I think rescinding it was fine. But I do understand in the moment how we got here.”
The Fever immediately appealed Clark’s eighth technical foul — handed to her after she made light contact with an official along the baseline during the third quarter — which would’ve carried a one-game suspension.
The WNBA reversed the call less than two hours after the game Saturday.
Caitlin Clark received a technical foul on this play for making extra contact with an official.
As a result, she will be suspended in the Fever's next game. pic.twitter.com/woylSmLu2i
ESPN analyst Monica McNutt weighed in on the WNBA’s decision to rescind a technical foul against Fever star Caitlin Clark after Indiana’s 90-86 win over the Chicago Sky on Saturday, August 8, 2026. XESPN host Malika Andrews asked analyst Andraya Carter if she was “good” after noting that she let out a “deep sigh” following McNutt’s take.
“It’s always something,” Carter replied. “My goodness.”
Carter added that she was “surprised a technical foul was called” in the first place.
Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark, right, argues with a referee after being called for a technical foul during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Chicago Sky on Saturday, August 8, 2026, in Chicago. AP Photo/Paul BeatyOgwumike, who is a two-time WNBA All-Star, said that she was “glad” the technical foul was rescinded.
Clark will be available to play against the Liberty on Tuesday in Indianapolis.
Fever head coach Stephanie White also received a technical foul while arguing the technical against Clark.
“My tech was for saying that’s bulls–t, even though I heard the F-bomb the whole f–king game,” White said.
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