INDIANAPOLIS — Guard Caitlin Clark took to the newly designed floor for the Indiana Fever on Thursday along with three other WNBA No. 1 draft picks, two past MVPs and the player she watched closely throughout high school. In the Fever’s home opener, a sellout crowd of 17,274 showed up for Clark’s official introduction to Indianapolis fans at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
But the New York Liberty, one of two franchises dubbed superteams last season (along with Las Vegas), did their part to spoil the party, beating the Fever 102-66.
“We’ve got to get to a level of toughness,” Indiana coach Christie Sides said. “When things are going south on us, we’re not stopping the bleeding.”
Clark finished with 9 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, going 2-of-8 from the field. After 10 turnovers in Indiana’s season-opening loss at Connecticut on Tuesday, Clark had three against the Liberty.
Thursday was the first time since January 2021 in her freshman season at Iowa that Clark — the all-time Division I scoring leader — was held to single digits. She had eight points…
