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The WNBA exploded in popularity this season thanks largely to Caitlin Clark entering the league, but the other rookies also helped prop up the league, with Angel Reese being the other part of that. Clark was the headliner and won the Rookie of the Year Award. The WNBA has talented players all over the place, […]

WNBA legend Rebecca Lobo had high praise for Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark after the latter was named the WNBA Rookie of the Year, calling Clark’s rookie season one of the best the league has ever seen. Lobo pointed out that Clark’s performance this year places her in elite company, particularly when it comes to […]

The 2024 WNBA season was filled with excitement from the league’s rookie class. Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese and Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark broke several records and greatly impacted their teams. In the middle of the season, Reese and Clark were both early candidates for the league’s Rookie of the Year Award. However, after […]

The Caitlin Clark effect was in full force in the 2024 WNBA season, with the Indiana Fever star making an immediate impact in her first campaign. By no surprise, the former Iowa standout was also named the Rookie of the Year, finishing just one vote off being the unanimous winner. Angel Reese received only one […]

Fans of the Indiana Fever can always brag about how they got in on the ground floor of the WNBA’s meteoric rise in relevancy. The season unfortunately ended without a WNBA Playoffs win but the Fever can look forward to many more years of packed arenas thanks to the Caitlin Clark effect. Clark, who had […]

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark had an electrifying rookie year in 2024. Clark broke numerous records and helped the Fever to a sixth-place playoff berth. However, Clark’s success has not come without challenges. Like many players in the WNBA, Clark endured physicality during the season, some of which was perceived to be excessive. WNBA legend […]

WNBA stars Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and Cameron Brink are enjoying their offseason by taking a break from basketball. Throughout her Rookie of the Year campaign, Clark had led the Indiana Fever to the playoffs for the first time since 2016, though they fell to the Connecticut Sun 0-2 in the first round. Meanwhile, injuries […]

INDIANAPOLIS — It’s consensus that the Indiana Fever would not win the WNBA Finals. And that’s not bad by any means. If anything, it means the Fever were playing with house money at Mohegan Sun Arena and had nothing to lose. But now that they have lost, undergoing a 2-0 sweep to the Connecticut Sun, […]

The Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) demanded action about a question USA Today columnist Christine Brennan asked Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington about hitting Caitlin Clark in the eye. Since the WNBPA’s statement, USA Today Sports Executive Editor Roxanna Scott released one of her own about the matter: “Journalists ask questions and seek truth. […]

The list of accomplishments, stats and awards for the Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark seems to stretch a mile long. The 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year, Caitlin Clark’s immeasurable impact on the sport is difficult to encapsulate. Yet another statistic highlighted by StatMamba shows Clark having the most PPG + RPG + APG by a […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Exit interviews on the snoozy, rainy afternoon downtown officially ushered in the 2024 offseason for the Indiana Fever. Despite all the young draft selections the Fever have gotten and retained over the years, the front office does have some roster questions to answer. The team’s highest-paid and most veteran players, Kelsey Mitchell and Erica […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The talented and riveting hoops during Game 2 of the opening-round playoff matchup between the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun Wednesday night peaked with more than 3 million viewers, becoming the most-watched WNBA game ever on cable. And yet, no later than hours after it ended, the game was overshadowed by much larger problems […]

There’s no doubt that LeBron James is a fan of the WNBA after all the love that he’s shown to players throughout the season. One of those players is Caitlin Clark, who helped lead the Indiana Fever to the playoffs in her rookie season, but lost in the first round to the Connecticut Sun. In […]

The WNBA playoffs are still going, but the individual award races have wrapped up. While the headlining names are no surprise, a couple of less-heralded players were also honored. Caitlin Clark and A’ja Wilson were both among the honorees, via NBA insider Shams Charania. “Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark has won the WNBA Rookie of the […]

In response to Christine Brennan, a USA Today columnist, who asked Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington if she intentionally swatted Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark in the eye in Game 1 of their WNBA playoff series, the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) released a charged statement condemning the question, via SNY TV’s Khristina Williams. […]

All-Star rookie Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever succumbed to a 2-0 loss in their first-round, best-of-3 series to the Connecticut Sun in an 87-81 loss on Wednesday, ending the 2024 season for Clark and the Fever. They climbed back from a double-digit deficit, which Clark admitted was the worst part of Game 2’s loss, putting […]

The Indiana Fever had a fantastic 2024 season. Indiana won 20 games and made the playoffs for the first time since 2016. Fever rookie Caitlin Clark took the WNBA by storm and set a multitude of records during her first season in the W. WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes recently addressed the widespread narrative that she […]

The WNBA Playoffs are winding towards a conclusion but there is one fact that cannot be denied. Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark delivered on big promises and in big moments. Clark, 2023 Rookie of the Year Aliyah Boston, and WNBA All-Star guard Kesley Mitchell overcame a grueling seven games in 12 days start to the […]

The Connecticut Sun brought a quick end to the Indiana Fever that swept the nation this summer. Still, the Caitlin Clark Effect was at full bore during the WNBA Playoffs. Caitlin Clark fought off eye-poking tactics to bring a scare into the Sun during Game 2. The Fever star’s final rookie game, an 87-81 loss, made […]

FS1 host Nick Wright shared strong criticism toward some fans of Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever during a segment of his What’s Wright podcast following the Fever’s postseason loss to the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday. Wright’s comments came after a tense playoff series where racial tensions were at the forefront, leading to incidents both […]

Caitlin Clark, the standout rookie for the Indiana Fever, made headlines in her final game of the season, scoring 25 points in a tough playoff loss to the Connecticut Sun. Despite the loss, Clark’s performance underscored her immense talent and potential, as she finished her rookie season averaging 19.2 points, 8.4 assists, and 5.7 rebounds […]

After Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark was sent packing by the Connecticut Sun in Game 2, ESPN co-host Chiney Ogwumike dropped quite the comparison for Clark’s impact. “The only other athletes that I can see recently – the past generation to have moved the needle like this, maybe Serena Williams… Simone Biles,” Ogwumike said on […]

The Indiana Fever’s playoff run was ended after the Connecticut Sun defeated them in Game 2 on Sept. 25. During the second half of the season, rookie Caitlin Clark elevated her game and helped the team get into the position, and many saw what’s to come for their future. Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton was […]

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Without much delay after the Indiana Fever got eliminated by the Connecticut Sun in the 2024 WNBA playoffs, rookie Caitlin Clark was asked about her offseason plans. From this time last year up until now, Clark hasn’t had too much time to continuously rest.  “Are you snitching?” teammate Aliyah Boston bantered Wednesday […]

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — With right around seven minutes to play in Wednesday’s 87-81 Game 2 playoff loss, Indiana Fever forward Temi Fagbenle attempted to back down Connecticut Sun’s Alyssa Thomas. But the Sun veteran poked the ball loose and by the time Fagbenle recovered it, she was unaware of an impending shot-clock violation. Thomas waved […]

The Indiana Fever are coming off a tough 87-81 loss to the Connecticut Sun. Wednesday night’s defeat knocked the Fever out of the WNBA Playoffs, as they lost their first-round best-of-three series 2-0. Star rookie guard Caitlin Clark was disappointed with the result, but it did not stop her from making an intriguing golf joke […]

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever saw their playoff lives come to an end on Wednesday night, with the veteran Connecticut Sun team taking care of the upstart, gunslinging squad in Game 2 of their first-round series, 87-81. The Fever, however, have no reason to hang their heads over this result. They still managed to […]

The Indiana Fever were swept by the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday night, losing a nail biter 87-81 in Game 2 of their first round series. Fever rookie sensation Caitlin Clark had a stellar game despite the loss, finishing with 25 points, six rebounds and nine assists while nearly leading a fourth quarter comeback to keep […]

The Indiana Fever took on their second matchup of the WNBA Playoffs against the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday. Of course, star rookie guard Caitlin Clark was in the middle of the action. Clark had a respectable game despite the Fever falling 87-80. However, things got heated earlier in the game. Indiana led 14-13 with a […]

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever were eliminated from the WNBA Playoffs on Wednesday at the hands of Alyssa Thomas and the Connecticut Sun, 87-81. This was the Fever’s first playoff appearance since the 2016 season. Behind the trio of Clark, Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell, the Fever used a strong second half of the […]

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Even though the Indiana Fever’s starting lineup all played in their first-career playoff game Sunday afternoon, the 93-69 Game 1 drubbing, it doesn’t instantly mean that the gap in combined playoff minutes between the Fever and the Connecticut Sun has been bridged. Not nearly, and yet, the Fever must win Wednesday night to […]

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever take on the Connecticut Sun in the postseason. Our WNBA playoffs odds odds series has our Fever Sun prediction, odds, and pick. Find out how to watch Fever Sun. The Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark got their introduction to playoff basketball on Sunday. The Fever surged late in the […]

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal has long advocated for women’s basketball, and now he has placed his bet on the brewing rivalry between the Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese and the Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark. Both Reese and Clark have drawn millions of new viewers to the WNBA, thanks to their stellar play and college battles, with […]

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark addressed the controversy surrounding an eye poke she suffered during Game 1 of the WNBA playoffs against the Connecticut Sun on Sunday. The incident occurred early in the game when Sun guard DiJonai Carrington, attempting to make a play on the ball, hit Clark in the eye. Clark immediately went […]

Team USA women’s basketball coach Cheryl Reeve recently addressed the backlash she faced after Caitlin Clark was left off the 2024 Paris Olympic roster. Speaking on the “Good Game with Sarah Spain” podcast on Tuesday, Reeve clarified that she had little influence in the decision-making process for Team USA’s roster, a point that has been […]

Sunday was a day of mixed emotions for the Indiana Fever. Rookie Caitlin Clark was celebrated before the team’s first playoff game since 2016 after Clark won Rookie of the Year and a host of other honors. Those honors also included finishing fourth in MVP voting, which is quite the impressive feat for a rookie. […]

In her first WNBA playoff game, Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever didn’t play well in a 93-69 blowout loss to the Connecticut Sun. Clark finished the game with 11 points on 4-for-17 shooting, including just 2-for-13 from three, eight assists, four rebounds, three steals and a block in a losing effort. The Sun brought […]

On Sunday, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark made her WNBA playoffs debut when her team hit the road to take on the Connecticut Sun in some first round action. Clark led a resurgence down the stretch for the Fever this year, establishing herself as not only the best rookie in league history but also one […]

The Indiana Fever are having their best season in years. Indiana is in the playoff for the first time since 2016 and will play their first game against Connecticut on Sunday. The Fever are also stoked to have rookie Caitlin Clark playing in rare form. Fever head coach Christie Sides explained how proud she is […]