After the contact to Clark’s face, Sheldon appeared to close the gap between the two of them, leading to the two players pushing each other away. As Clark reeled from the poke in the eye, Sun guard Marina Mabrey ran towards Clark and knocked her to the ground.

The Indiana Fever reached the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup final with an 88-71 win over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday, but it was a bad-tempered game that will likely be remembered for a few physical altercations between the players.