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Sky coach Teresa Weatherspoon says Chennedy Carter's flagrant foul on Caitlin Clark 'was not appropriate'

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'Chennedy got caught up in the heat of the moment in an effort to win the game. She and I have discussed what happened and that it was not appropriate, nor is it what we do or who we are,' Weatherspoon said.

CHICAGO -- Two days after Chicago Sky guard Chennedy Carter knocked Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark to the floor before an inbound pass, Sky coach Teresa Weatherspoon said Carter's foul 'was not appropriate, nor is it what we do or who we are.'Carter bumped Clark with her shoulder, knocking her to the floor before an inbound pass during the third quarter of Saturday's 71-70 win by the Fever.

The WNBA didn't do either to Carter.Players accumulate points for flagrant fouls during the regular season and receive suspensions if they reach a certain number.Indiana coach Christie Sides called Carter's foul 'unacceptable,' and praised Clark in her postgame interview Saturday for keeping her composure through all the physical play she's faced this season.

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