Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark condemns online harassment and threats after Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas said she has received hateful messages following an on-court incident involving Clark. Thomas’s disclosure includes death threats, prompting Clark to publicly denounce harassment and hate directed at players. Clark tells reporters that none of that behavior is acceptable, framing her remarks around the broader need to reject online abuse.
Separately, Clark also addresses her own availability. She says she will miss her second straight game, and her third game this season, because of a back injury. The reports describe Clark speaking to the media ahead of the team’s next matchup while discussing both the harassment issue raised by Thomas and her current physical status.
Across both accounts, Clark’s statements are presented as a direct response to Thomas’s comments about receiving threatening online attacks, and the same information is included about Clark’s injury-related absence.
