Diana Taurasi Approaches Suspension After Technical Foul Against Caitlin Clark, Fever

Diana Taurasi was issued her sixth technical foul of the 2024 WNBA season during Friday night's matchup against the Indiana Fever.

Taurasi was unhappy with a foul call on her Phoenix Mercury teammate Brittney Griner after Fever rookie Caitlin Clark drove the basket for an and-one finish. The veteran guard was quickly assessed a technical for arguing with a referee.

Taurasi is now one technical foul away from league punishment. By rule, any player who reaches seven technical fouls in a single season is issued an automatic one-game suspension.

Taurasi had four technical fouls as the WNBA reached its midseason break for the 2024 Paris Olympics. She was assessed her fifth technical of the season during a win over the Chicago Sky on Thursday night.

DT now leads the league in technical fouls this season.

A WNBA player has been issued an automatic one-game suspension for reaching seven technical fouls on 15 occasions in league history, according to acrossthetimeline.com.

Taurasi accounts for six of those occasions.

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