In a hilarious snapshot from Indiana Fever practice lore, Caitlin Clark, the rookie sensation who’s brought her vocal game along with her shooting game to the WNBA, recently left her teammates rolling on the floor—this time not from her iconic three-pointers, but from a showdown with ex-coach Christie Sides over a certain practice enhancement tactic.
The Indiana Fever may be bidding farewell to Sides, whose two-year tenure saw the team rise in ways even the loudest cheers (and some light jeers) couldn’t quite capture. But if Sides was known for anything, it was the head-turning methods she deployed to whip her players into form. And this time, with a well-timed blast of ear-splitting tunes, she set the stage for one of the best practice exchanges to date, as remembered by Fever forward Lexie Hull on The Ringer WNBA Show.
According to Hull, Sides’s strategy on this day was pretty simple: prepare the players for what would surely be a decibel-busting crowd by, well, turning the volume up to eleven. The result? A pulsating, migraine-inducing practice atmosphere, which, let’s just say, did not sit well with Clark.
“Caitlin was all of us at that moment,” Hull recounted with a laugh. “‘Can someone turn it off? It’s giving me a migraine!’ she screamed. And you know, the rest of us were just thinking it, but leave it to Caitlin to actually say it out loud!”
The rest of the team couldn’t believe it. “If it had been anyone else saying that to Christie…well, we probably wouldn’t have repeated it,” Hull added, unable to stifle a laugh. But Clark, true to her legendary form, doubled down, repeating the migraine grievance when Sides asked what she’d said, leaving her teammates in stitches.
Hull described the scene as “pure comedy” as players literally rolled around on the floor laughing. “It’s just Caitlin—she’s fearless. She’ll say what everyone else is thinking, and that’s honestly what we love about her.”
With Sides now moving on and Indiana rumored to be eyeing former Sun coach Stephanie White, it’s safe to say Fever fans will miss Sides’s uniquely loud approach. But thanks to Hull’s story, the legend of Sides and her migraine-inducing music choice will live on, providing a uniquely Fever moment to cherish from this memorable season.