Why was Caitlin Clark's technical foul rescinded, and what actually counts as a suspension-worthy technical in the WNBA?

Saw Caitlin Clark almost got suspended over a technical foul that got reversed hours later. What happened, and how does the WNBA's technical foul suspension rule actually work?

During an August 8, 2026 game against the Chicago Sky, Clark was called for a technical foul after making contact with an official — she'd been bumped off-balance by a defender and her momentum carried her into the ref while she was protesting a non-call. Since it would have been her eighth technical foul of the season, WNBA rules meant an automatic one-game suspension, which would have sidelined her for the Fever's next game against the New York Liberty. The Fever appealed immediately after the game, and less than two hours later, the league rescinded the technical, clearing Clark to play. The WNBA's actual rule: a player's eighth technical foul in a regular season triggers a one-game suspension, with an additional suspension for every two technicals after that — but the count resets completely once the playoffs begin, so a technical picked up even in the final regular-season game doesn't carry over to playoff suspension risk. Clark herself used the incident to note the review process could use improvement, pointing to an incoming replay center as a planned upgrade for next season that should help officials get close calls like this right the first time.