Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have had a 2025 regular season full of ups and downs, which explains why the team’s record is .500 (10-10), good enough for 7th in the WNBA‘s rankings.
The former Iowa Hawkeyes superstar has missed five games at the end of may and early June after she suffered a left quad injury, with the Fever going 2-3 in that stretch. The franchise needs all that they can get from Clark, there’s no doubt about that.
Lisa Budler, the winningest coach in Big Ten history, knows all that too well, as she stated that she saw things in Caitlin that reminded her of legends like the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan. Talk about high expectations for the young Clark.
Caitlin Clark gets scolded by Fever’s assistant coach
A video resurfaced online of a moment that caught the attention of WNBA fans, and especially Caitlin Clark‘s huge fanbase. In a heated matchup against the Connecticut Sun, Clark put up a strong performance, helping the Fever secure a big win.
With tensions already high and ejections on the board, Clark stepped away from the huddle during a timeout to rally the crowd after another intense exchange. That’s when assistant coach Karima Christmas-Kelly stepped in. The former WNBA champion with the Indiana Fever in 2012 knows a thing or two about basketball.
The now assistant coach calmly redirected Clark back to the team, but the brief exchange left fans divided. Was it discipline or just leadership in action? Some fans called for Christmas-Kelly to be disciplined for her actions, while others commented that it was really nothing.
A long awaited match on Sunday
The Indiana Fever wrap up their longest homestand of the season on Sunday afternoon, hosting the Dallas Wings at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. It will be Indiana’s final home game ahead of All-Star Weekend, as the Fever travel to Boston to face the Sun and then New York to meet the Liberty next week.
The Wings have dropped a pair of road games this week. Dallas has been significantly shorthanded with four players sidelined with injuries, including three of their top four scorers. Paige Bueckers, the first overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, is having a strong rookie season.
The former NCAA national champion was voted an All-Star starter and leads Dallas in scoring at 18.1 points per game while also averaging 4.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.7 steals. Sunday should be the long-awaited first professional matchup between Bueckers and 2024 Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark. The latter missed the two teams’ first meeting in Dallas on June 27 with a groin injury.
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