Reporter Gregg Doyel has reportedly been suspended for interacting with Caitlin Clark

The IndyStar has apparently taken action against Gregg Doyel.

Longtime Indiana sportswriter Bob Kravitz reported this week that Doyel, the IndyStar reporter, was suspended for two weeks following his recent press conference interaction with Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark.

Kravitz points out that Doyel is currently serving his suspension and is expected to return on Monday. However, Doyel will not be covering Fever games in person this season and will instead be writing columns about the team he is watching on TV at home upon his return from suspension.

Doyel received widespread backlash for the incident with Clark, which occurred April 17 during Clark’s introductory press conference after she was selected No. 1 overall by the Fever in the WNBA Draft. Doyel made Clark’s famous hand-heart gesture to her. When Clark replied that she made this gesture to her family after every game, Doyel told her, “Start doing it to me and we’ll get along well.” During the press conference, he also said to Clark, “To me “I like that you’re here.” You can see the video here.

A day after the incident, Doyel publicly apologized for his behavior. But that apparently wasn’t enough to prevent him from being suspended from IndyStar and not being allowed to personally cover Clark’s games this season.