Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas received a one game suspension from the WNBA on Thursday after a league review of a play in Wednesday’s game against the Indiana Fever.
Thomas was assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 for recklessly making contact with her fist to the throat area of Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark. The incident took place with about seven minutes left in the second quarter of the Mercury’s 111-109 win at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The WNBA called the action a non basketball act. Thomas will serve the suspension during the Mercury’s next game on Friday, June 27, against the Toronto Tempo.
Thomas has been a key player for Phoenix this season. Clark remains one of the league’s most watched players and has drawn attention to physical play in the WNBA. The suspension follows standard league review procedures for such fouls.