Caitlin Clark Held Back After Explosive Clash With Ref In Game

Caitlin Clark‘s frustrations with recent officiating boiled over on Tuesday — the WNBA superstar went off on a referee during the Fever vs. Sun game, forcing a coach to step in and pull her away.

It happened in the third quarter of the contest at TD Garden in Boston … when Clark and referee Michael Price were going back and forth on the court.

It’s unclear what Price said to Clark, but whatever it was struck a nerve … turning a calm exchange into a heated one.

The broadcast captured the intense moment, showing Clark lashing out at Price as she was about to get in his face. Thankfully, that didn’t happen — a Fever coach stepped in to restrain her.

It didn’t end there. They got into another argument later on … and social media lip-readers believe Clark dropped some bad words, including an F-bomb.

Somehow, Clark — who scored 14 points in last night’s game — managed not to receive any technical fouls for her outbursts.

Sophie Cunningham — Clark’s popular protector on the court — faced her own drama in the game. The Fever guard took a hard elbow to the head from Sun’s Leila Lacan during the matchup.

Many saw it as revenge after Cunningham got into a fight with Sun guard Jacy Sheldon during their July 17 game, which was retaliation for hitting Clark earlier in that game.

Despite all the drama, the Fever won 85-77, but Clark reinjured her groin in the final minute of the victory, leaving fans worried about her WNBA All-Star availability this weekend.