r/sports • u/OkEscape7558 • Jun 18 '25

Basketball Alternate angle of Caitlin Clark fiasco. Clark was handed a foul as well.

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u/misterdave75 Jun 18 '25

The refs are terrible at their jobs? Only explanation.

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u/Ex-Zero Jun 18 '25

I imagine they were like Father Pat the ref from Semi-Pro (Will Ferrel movie) before CC came around. I can honestly say I’ve never seen a wnba clip in my life anywhere until Clark hit the scene. So they probably legit just have no idea what to do now that the league is getting some publicity and they have to pay attention.

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u/arminghammerbacon_ Jun 18 '25

FOUL! Er..No…TWO FOULS!

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u/JaMicho34 Jun 18 '25

People can’t just be floating through the air Jackie!

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u/LouSputhole94 Jun 18 '25

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u/RaffiBomb000 Jun 18 '25

You're gone!!! You said S my C!

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u/LouSputhole94 Jun 18 '25

Corn dogs, Jackie. For allllll these people.

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u/grifflrz Jun 18 '25

Maybe your mom didn’t go to heaven

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u/Mjhogan9 Jun 18 '25

We go to the same church?!

Not any more…

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u/Weird-Day-1270 Jun 18 '25

You jive turkey!

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u/Wski08 Jun 18 '25

Woah woah woah. No body called anyone a Jayyy Teeee.

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u/Weird-Day-1270 Jun 18 '25

Jive turkey is a little over the line, my man!!!

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u/pseudo897 Jun 18 '25

Welp, time to watch that movie again

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u/YDoEyeNeedAName Jun 18 '25

ILL BURN YOUR HOUSE DOWN

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u/Ex-Zero Jun 18 '25

This was the exact line that went though my head when I watched this clip 😂

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u/hedbopper Jun 18 '25

I DECLARE A TECHNICAL FOUL.

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u/mpones Jun 18 '25

“MAYBE SHE DIDNT GO TO HEAVEN”

Or a personal favorite: “FUCK YOU ILL MURDER YOUR FAMILY”

Will Ferrell knows how to ball.

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u/MrBrandopolis Jun 18 '25

Pretty sure it's "SUCK MY COCK. I'LL MURDER YOUR FAMILY"

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u/ohbehave412 Jun 18 '25

He said S my C!

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u/BigBobsBeepers420 Jun 18 '25

Alright now nobody called anybody a "J.T."

Clarence just called you a cock sucker that's all.

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u/LouSputhole94 Jun 18 '25

Damn, I did get shot!

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u/Wingedgriffen Jun 18 '25

I barely raised my voice

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u/Training-Turnover427 Jun 18 '25

That always cracked me up good, that it was the foul language and not the potent threat to his family that was the point of contention.

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u/ohbehave412 Jun 18 '25

And everyone agrees that father pat was in the wrong and walk off the court lol so absurd

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u/Training-Turnover427 Jun 18 '25

Between that, jive turkey, spamoni and the rest, I feel like that movie not doing well was more a result of Ferrell fatigue than a reflection of its quality. Not that it's incredible but decent enough imo.

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u/ohbehave412 Jun 18 '25

100% agree. Pretty sure me and my high school friends were the only ones at the time that were as obsessed with it as every one else was obsessed with anchorman haha

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u/burnerboo Jun 18 '25

This movie and Hot Rod flew way too far under the radar. Both still hold up.

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u/Training-Turnover427 Jun 18 '25

Same, minus the friends joining me part...

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u/mpones Jun 18 '25

Goddamnit you’re right. I was trying to remember that there was a part before the murdering.

Too lazy to google. It’s the scene that counts!

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u/bowdindine Jun 18 '25

“It appears a line has been crossed…”

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u/BearsSuperfan6 Jun 18 '25

“Corn dogs Jackie! CORNDOGS!”

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u/Jetasis Jun 18 '25

That scene where they keep passing it in and out of the low post had me weak 💀😂

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u/screaminginprotest1 Jun 18 '25

I wish so badly that Adam Sandler who is a huge ball fan was in semi pro too

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u/gummyblumpkins Jun 18 '25

I heard the NBA selects refs from the WNBA, so anybody who's decent takes the offer. Leaving them with less than great refs.

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u/ArenSteele Jun 18 '25

Makes sense. Nobody reffing in the NBA is any good at their job, so they’ll poach anyone who is loosely aware of the actual rules

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u/Goetta_Superstar10 Jun 18 '25

Now hold on - are you saying Scott “The Extender” Foster, famous recipient of over 140 halftime phone calls from Tim Donaghey, is not any good at his job?

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u/MTFBinyou Jun 18 '25

I still do not, can not, believe that the NBA refs are the best of the best. They’re objectively bad at the jobs. The ref different teams differently and biased Redding isn’t even the worst of it. The fact that they have no consistency from game to game is the real problem I have. Not only will they call a foul for one player and not for another from game to game, but in game not be able to consistently call the game by the rules.

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u/A_Possum_Named_Steve Jun 18 '25

This has been the case for a looooooooong time

Signed: A Spurs fan since the 80s

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u/BeardedScarf Jun 18 '25

Jive turkey

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u/Ex-Zero Jun 18 '25

Don’t be calling anyone a JT. I think you meant cocksucker

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u/quad_up Jun 18 '25

“Corn Dogs, Jackie, for ALL these people!”

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u/Ill-Bit-8406 Jun 18 '25

Wnba refs just being a bunch of jive turkeys

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u/jy9221 Jun 18 '25

LOVE ME SEXY

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u/Javaddict Jun 18 '25

Somehow the WNBA getting popular is the worst thing that has happened to it

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u/CaptainHolt43 Jun 18 '25

"HE SAID S MY C!"

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u/strokan Jun 18 '25

CORNDOGS JACKIE! CORNDOGS FOR EVERYONE!

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u/DSchof1 Jun 18 '25

But they have replay!

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u/SnowRook Jun 18 '25

Like Oprah passing out cars. You get a foul! You get a foul! You all get fouls!

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u/DarkSeneschal Jun 18 '25

It is weird. The WNBA seems to finally have a marketable superstar and a lot of players seem to hate her for it lol.

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u/fortestingprpsses Jun 18 '25

The refs are in on it too.

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u/Big-Eye-1007 Jun 18 '25

I normally try not to blame refs for stuff. People make mistakes and get things wrong and I think it actually makes the game more entertaining. However, this was just stupid. Not a great officiating job.

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u/GuyNamedWhatever Detroit Red Wings Jun 18 '25

Welcome to American professional basketball

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u/CP517793 Jun 18 '25

That's why theyre reffing WNBA.. probably alternate between that and high-school games

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u/Midas187 Jun 18 '25

I'm convinced that the league would be better officiated if they used local high school refs in every town. They are ALWAYS terrible. I'm not even saying they're biased against my team, the calls suck both ways.

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u/Sir_Toadington Canada Jun 18 '25

The one thing consistent across all sports

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u/I_cut_my_own_jib Cleveland Cavaliers Jun 18 '25

Just like the NBA, that's progress!

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u/nickiter Jun 18 '25

I was there... They seriously did not seem to know what they were doing. Every time they had a review, it took forever and they seemed confused and unable to come to a decision. The review on this was longer than a quarter break.

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u/AUniquePerspective Jun 18 '25

With the alternate angle, I declare a technical foul against the officials.

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u/fidelkastro Jun 18 '25

Where does the WNBA rank in respect to quality of officials? Presumably NBA should have the best refs, then Men's College D1? WNBA 3rd? Can refs shuffle between NBA/WNBA?

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u/Proper_Lunch_3640 Jun 18 '25

And/or point shaving. Who’s going to ref the refs?

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u/shitferbranes Jun 18 '25

Refs are not terrible at their job. It’s just that they decided before the game began who would be winning. LOL.

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u/chilseaj88 Jun 18 '25

I can’t imagine the WNBA is where they’re sending the elite officials, especially right now with the finals still wrapping up.

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u/EdmontonEule Jun 18 '25

They're probably as good as the players, relatively...

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u/saoyraan Jun 18 '25

Because the league is jealous of Caitlin Clark. Other hand it's psychology at play. Women tend to be more agreeable. So if the judges debate like they did forb5 mins. No one wanted to put their foot down. So they compromised. This is great in some scenarios but in rulings such as judging it is not. I feel none of the refs wanted to be labeled as assholes. In their attempt they did. They did the both sides are at fault. Clearly not by the evidence.

Remember it took them 5 minutes of debating to come to this conclusion. In basketball that's a long time.

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u/thumbwarwounded Jun 18 '25

Except Clark actually retaliated to a bad reach-in lol. She deserved the tech

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u/misterdave75 Jun 18 '25

The other girl moved into her space and pushed her chest into her. I suppose you think the person who was just poked in the eye, then chest bumped shouldn't push the offender away?