Caitlin Clark needs to be held back in heated confrontation with WNBA ref

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark needed to be held back during a heated confrontation with WNBA official Mike Price during the company s competition Tuesday night against the Connecticut Sun The case occurred with left in the third quarter as officers went to look at whether the Sun or Fever had knocked the ball out of bounds following a missed shot Clark was seen jawing at Price as she was going back to the bench CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Are you f----ing kidding me she appeared to say as Fever assistant Briann January dragged her back to the bench As agents continued to look at the replay the ESPN broadcast demonstrated Clark yelling over toward the authorities again That s just rude Grow up she mentioned Come here come here Unbelievable Price seemed undeterred by Clark s comments The Fever superstar somehow managed to avoid receiving a technical foul Clark s struggles from the floor have been noted as she continued to work her way back from a groin injury She came into the contest -for- from -point range on the road and wrapped the organization s win over the Sun -for- from -point range and -for- overall PORTLAND WNBA FRANCHISE RETURNS WITH REVIVED NAME AND WILL BEGIN PLAY IN She finished points eight rebounds and seven assists Clark came alive in the fourth quarter scoring nine straight points for Indiana But she left the floor in tears with under minutes to play as she appeared to tweak her groin again She came up lame after a bounce pass to Kelsey Mitchell Indiana won the match - but with the All-Star Championship looming Clark s robustness became a question once again Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with points Sun veteran Tina Charles had points and rebounds in the loss Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter