After a month-long hiatus that felt longer than a game of double overtime, Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are ready to set the WNBA court ablaze once again. The league’s break for the Paris Olympics gave Clark some much-needed downtime—her first real breather since leading the Iowa Hawkeyes to the NCAA National Championship. Oh, and did we mention she was snagged as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft right after that?
Sure, Clark would’ve loved to add an Olympic medal to her collection, but this break was like finding an air-conditioned room after a marathon. Coach Christie Sides sure seems to think so, too. She dropped an update this week that has Fever fans more excited than a buzzer-beater in the final seconds.
“It’s just the rest,” Sides casually mentioned, as if that wasn’t the best news since sliced bread. “She was able to get her legs under her. She’s hitting shots.”
Translation: Clark is back, and she’s locked, loaded, and ready to rain down buckets like it’s her favorite hobby.
Social media, naturally, has gone bananas with speculation. A little tweet here, a retweet there, and suddenly, we’ve got the basketball world waiting with bated breath for August 16th. That’s when Clark and the Fever will make their grand re-entry against the Phoenix Mercury. No pressure, right?
Before the break, Clark was nothing short of phenomenal. She was named to the WNBA All-Star Team and was busy smashing records like they were piñatas at a birthday party. Case in point: her last game before the break saw her dishing out 19 assists in a single game—a WNBA record that had statisticians scrambling to update their Excel sheets. And, oh yeah, she’s leading the league in assists with a cool 8.2 per game. Just another day at the office for Clark.
However, like a plot twist in a movie, her three-point shooting has been a bit of a mixed bag—still solid but not quite up to her usual “you-can’t-stop-me” standards. Yet, despite that, she’s leading all rookies in scoring with 17.1 points per game. Not bad for a rookie season that’s just getting warmed up.
So, mark your calendars, grab your popcorn, and prepare for some fireworks on August 16th. If Coach Sides’ update is any indication, Caitlin Clark’s about to remind everyone why she was the No. 1 pick—and maybe even add a few more records to her rapidly growing collection. Buckle up, WNBA fans; it’s going to be one wild ride!
