India, June 23 -- Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham were back on the floor Monday night as the Indiana Fever tried to stop a two-game slide against Alyssa Thomas and the Phoenix Mercury. Indiana came into the matchup looking for a response after back-to-back losses, including a tough defeat to the Atlanta Dream over the weekend, but the game quickly took on a different feel once tempers started to flare.

After a lengthy review, officials handed out five technical fouls in total following an incident. Clark was assessed her fifth technical foul of the season, while Hines-Allen and Thomas received offsetting technicals. DeWanna Bonner and Sophie Cunningham were also hit with technical fouls after their heated exchange as the situation sp...