{"id":254266,"date":"2026-07-23T05:29:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T05:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/23\/the-concept-of-saniya-rivers-locking-anyone-up-caitlin-clark-fans-in-sitches-after-fever-star-reveals-trash-talk-with-sun-player\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T05:29:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T05:29:43","slug":"the-concept-of-saniya-rivers-locking-anyone-up-caitlin-clark-fans-in-sitches-after-fever-star-reveals-trash-talk-with-sun-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/23\/the-concept-of-saniya-rivers-locking-anyone-up-caitlin-clark-fans-in-sitches-after-fever-star-reveals-trash-talk-with-sun-player\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Concept of Saniya Rivers Locking Anyone Up&#8221;: Caitlin Clark Fans In Sitches After Fever Star Reveals Trash Talk With Sun Player\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5195117\" data-slug-id=\"2811992\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/wnba\/caitlin-clark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Caitlin Clark<\/a> helped the Indiana Fever to a 123-88 win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/wnba\/connecticut-sun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Connecticut Sun<\/a> on Wednesday, but the night wasn&#8217;t without drama. The Fever guard picked up her seventh technical foul of the season after exchanging words with Connecticut&#8217;s Saniya Rivers.<\/p>\n<p>Underdog WNBA shared a clip of the on-court exchange on X (formerly Twitter), along with Clark&#8217;s post-game explanation for what led to the technical foul.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Caitlin Clark on her seventh technical foul, via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RomeovilleKid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">@romeovillekid<\/a>: &#8216;She said she was locking me up, so I said &#8216;scoreboard, and the ref didn&#8217;t like that.&#8217; If Clark receives one more technical foul, she&#8217;ll be suspended for a game,&#8221; Underdog WNBA wrote, quoting Clark.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Clark appeared to jaw at Rivers in the third quarter as the Fever held a 28-point lead with 30 seconds left on the clock. The guard went off on the Sun player during the exchange, asking her to check the &#8220;scoreboard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Their back-and-forth quickly drew a reaction from fans, who were left in stitches by the Fever star&#8217;s on-court comment.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The concept of Saniya rivers locking ANYONE up let alone Caitlin is insane \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02,&#8221; a fan wrote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/wnba\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/wnba\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>@UnderdogWNBA @RomeovilleKid The concept of Saniya rivers locking ANYONE up let alone Caitlin is insane \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/wnba\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/wnba\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>@UnderdogWNBA @RomeovilleKid Lmao locking what up?! Caitlin basically got 30\/10<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/wnba\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/wnba\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>@UnderdogWNBA @RomeovilleKid Rivers running her mouth the whole game<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While most fans focused on Clark&#8217;s trash talk with Rivers, others highlighted how she didn&#8217;t deserve a technical foul for exchanging words.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/wnba\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/wnba\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>@UnderdogWNBA @RomeovilleKid Soft a*s techs<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/wnba\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/wnba\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>@UnderdogWNBA @RomeovilleKid Are these adults or not. A tech for that is crazy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Clark&#8217;s seventh technical foul leaves her one away from an automatic one-game suspension under WNBA rules. Despite the incident, the Fever star backed up her words with another standout performance, finishing with 27 points and 11 assists in Indiana&#8217;s dominant victory.<\/p>\n<h2>Caitlin Clark reflects on the Fever&#8217;s win over the Connecticut Sun as Indiana extends winning run<\/h2>\n<p>Caitlin Clark helped the Indiana Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 123-88 on Wednesday, extending the team&#8217;s winning streak to three games. The win also moved Indiana into fifth place in the WNBA standings heading into the All-Star break.<\/p>\n<p>Clark said the Fever wanted to avoid another slow start after struggling in recent games.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I think one of our goals tonight was to come out and start well because we&#8217;ve struggled in that area over the last couple of games,&#8221; Clark said. &#8220;I thought we did that really well. Our defense wasn&#8217;t very good in the first quarter, but it got better in the second.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/wnba\/youtube\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell, Aliyah Boston speak to media after Indiana Fever top Connecticut Sun\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mDpc2pdxCrc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/wnba\/youtube\" data-embed=\"mDpc2pdxCrc\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/ef30b-17847790162658-1920.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/ef30b-17847790162658-1920.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Indiana gave up 26 points in the opening quarter but tightened up defensively after that while moving the ball well on offense. 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