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Fever GM Defends Caitlin Clark by Calling on WNBA to Clean Up 'Targeting Actions'. During the Fever's recent 71-70 victory over the Chicago Sky, Chennedy Carter unnecessarily hip-checked Clark while her back was turned, knocking her to the ground. Carter's teammate, Angel Reese, was seen applauding Carter after the foul. When reporters asked Carter about the foul after the game, she said, "I ain't answering no Caitlin Clark questions". The following day, the foul was upgraded by the league to a Flagrant 1. A Flagrant 1 is defined as "unnecessary and/or excessive contact committed by a player against an opponent". Fever general manager Lin Dunn took to X to stand up for Clark, who has noticeably taken a beating from her peers. "'There's a difference between tough defense and unnecessary — targeting actions!'". "It needs to stop! The league needs to "cleanup" the crap. That's NOT who this league is!!", Lin Dunn, Fever general manager, via X. Clark said that the fouling "is what it is." "I think at this point I know I'm going to take a couple of hard shots a game and that's what it is." "So I'm just trying to stay in the game and focus on my team and focus on what's important.", Caitlin Clark, via statement. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT