Mercury coach claims Alyssa Thomas suspension was based on 'social media screenshots' after Caitlin Clark foul

Alyssa Thomas' thug-like play, punching Caitlin Clark in the throat and kneeing her in the groin, is indefensible. The league thought so, and so does the sane general public, who saw the WNBA’s biggest star mugged on the court like she was the victim of some schoolyard bullying. That didn’t stop Phoenix Mercury Head Coach Nate Tibbetts from defending Alyssa Thomas and attempting to throw the league office under the bus for their decision to suspend her for one game. Prior to the Mercury’s game o