Porn star comes out in support of Caitlin Clark in latest bizarre twist to WNBA controversy

Caitlin Clark has received support from an unlikely source in the wake of her bust-up on Tuesday.

The Indiana Fever star was hip-checked to the floor by the Connecticut Sun's Marina Mabrey in a scuffle between the two teams, with Mabrey only receiving a technical foul from referees.

Clark, who had been poked in the eye by the Sun's Jacy Sheldon seconds earlier before shoving her back, received a technical foul as well, while Sheldon was slapped with a flagrant.

But porn star Kendra Lust didn't think the incident was handled correctly by referees. 

'How was nobody ejected ? @WNBA this is crazy.. poke to the eye more intentionally than a UFC fight lol then another player comes and knocked down,' Lust posted to X on Wednesday.

The adult performer later told Outkick:  'I think it's either gonna be her getting hurt or a fight for the WNBA to finally take action. 

'Other top players in the league speaking up would help also.'

The WNBA later upgraded Mabrey's technical foul to a flagrant two, which will come with the standard fine for that designation.

Nonetheless, Lust was not the only person angered by how Clark was treated, as Barstool boss Dave Portnoy called for 'jealous loser' Mabrey to be kicked out of the league.

'Marina Mabrey is a jealous loser punk,' Portnoy wrote on X. 'Asks to be traded on every single team she’s on until she’s on worst team in the league and completely irrelevant unless she’s cheap shorting Caitlin. Go play in rec league where nobody gives a s*** about you.'

'Imagine not kicking Marina Mabrey out after she assaults the face of the league? Just a common tech? Sick league @WNBA Also shouldn’t have been a tech on Caitlin since that girl got in her face after gouging her eyes.'

Clark was routinely roughed up in her rookie season - namely by Chennedy Carter in one infamous incident - but that sort of treatment has seemingly persisted in her sophomore year.

However, Clark's new teammate Sophie Cunningham has made it her mission to protect the reigning Rookie of the Year, as new footage from the wild clash on Tuesday shows that Cunningham was itching to get involved.

Cunningham, who was not in the game at the time, had to be held back from the sideline as she tried to rush in and defend Clark.

She could be seen briefly trying to run towards the fracas before being intercepted by assistant coach Austin Kelly, who held onto her for several seconds until the incident died down.