Brennan, known for her book On Her Game: Caitlin Clark, took to social media after ESPN posted celebratory numbers around the event’s television audience. The network claimed the Skills Challenge and 3-Point Contest drew a “historic” average of 1.3 million viewers.

Heading into the season, Indiana recognized that it would take time for its pieces to jell. White headlined a largely new coaching staff, and only five players remained from last season, when the Fever went 20-20 and stormed into the playoffs after opening with eight losses in their first nine games.

The Indiana Fever will attempt to take down the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty on Tuesday night without their superstar player Caitlin Clark.

In their WNBA midseason grades, CBS Sports gave Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever a B- that has room for optimism and improvement.

Caitlin Clark sat out the Indiana Fever's 98-84 loss to the New York Liberty on Tuesday night and it still might be a while before the star guard gets back on the court. Clark has missed the last two games since re-aggravating the injury in a win over the Connecticut Sun. She also missed the WNBA All-Star Game last weekend.

Steph Curry's NBA rookie salary compared to Caitlin Clark's WNBA wage is astonishing as the row over the gap in pay between the men's and women's games continues. Before the WNBA All-Star game last weekend, players including Caitlin Clark took part in a protest before the game.

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever remain popular heading into the second half of the WNBA season, while the markets for MVP and Rookie of the Year appear to be settled.

Similar to Clark last season, Bueckers seems well on her way to locking up the 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year award. Averaging 18.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists (prior to Tuesday’s game), the former UConn star also became the first rookie in WNBA history to be named an All-Star starter.