in what was a pretty chippy Thursday night game between the Indiana Fever and Seattle Storm, Indiana coach Christie Sides earned a technical foul while defending her star rookie, Caitlin Clark.

Fieldhouse Files reporter Scott Agness noticed that a possible no-call on the Storm as Clark went in for a basket got Sides fired up on the sideline. Her passionate response to the perceived no-call earned her a technical foul, something Clark picked up earlier in the game.

Sides defending Clark in a moment like this will build trust and respect in the Fever locker room, as opposing players aren’t going to stop going hard at Clark during her first WNBA season.

While technical fouls are never ideal, standing up for your player when you feel like they’ve been wronged without proper response is more than fair.

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Caitlin Clark seemingly getting fouled with no call fired up Fever coach Christie Sides to the point of a tech