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Jonquel Jones faces $500 WNBA fine after technical foul clash
In a basketball game, players follow many rules, and referees blow whistles when rules are broken.
Sometimes a player gets a special penalty called a technical foul for reacting badly to a call.
Jonquel Jones plays for the New York Liberty, and she received one of these technical fouls.
It happened during a game against the Indiana Fever when a referee called a foul on Sophie Cunningham.
Jones reacted after the whistle, and the referee gave her a technical foul.
Under new league rules, the first three technical fouls cost $500 each.
This was Jones' first technical foul this season, so she might have to pay $500.
Her team also lost the game, 106 to 92.
Kelsey Mitchell scored the most points in the game with 28, and Caitlin Clark added 22 points and 10 assists for Indiana.
Jones is far from any suspension, but the fine may still stand unless the league changes its mind.
Jonquel Jones received a technical foul and faces an automatic $500 fine unless the WNBA overturns the call.
The technical came with 1:10 left in the third quarter after Sophie Cunningham was called for a personal foul on Jones.
The Indiana Fever defeated the New York Liberty 106-92, improving to 21-12.
Kelsey Mitchell scored a game-high 28 points, while Caitlin Clark added 22 points and 10 assists for the Fever.
The Liberty dropped to 20-14 and stayed in seventh place in the standings.
- Who
- Jonquel Jones of the New York Liberty, who received a technical foul during a game against the Indiana Fever.
- What
- Jones was assessed a technical foul and faces a $500 fine; the Fever beat the Liberty 106-92.
- Where
- Indiana, where the Liberty played the Fever.
- When
- Tuesday night during the 2026 WNBA regular season.
- Why
- Jones reacted after the whistle following a personal foul called on Sophie Cunningham, drawing a technical foul that carries an automatic fine under the league's new rules.
Key facts
- Final score
- Indiana Fever 106, New York Liberty 92
- Fine
- $500 (first three technicals under the new CBA)
- Technical foul
- Jones' first technical of the 2026 season
- When foul occurred
- 1:10 left in the third quarter
- Fever record
- 21-12
- Liberty record
- 20-14
- Leading scorer
- Kelsey Mitchell with 28 points
- Caitlin Clark stat line
- 22 points, 10 assists, 4 rebounds
Quotes
Sophie Cunningham
Guard for the Indiana Fever
“I didn’t do anything wrong, and I’m surprised the officials decided to give a technical to Jones.”
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“I’m disappointed that the call was upheld, but I’ll take the fine and learn from it.”
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