Caitlin Clark’s WNBA career began in ignominious fashion back on May 14 when she turned the ball over 10 times in a blowout loss to the Connecticut Sun. Four months later, the No. 1 overall pick has the Indiana Fever back in the playoffs for the first time since 2016, and hopes her playoff debut against the same opponent will go a lot better.
The Sun, meanwhile, are trying to finally get over the hump. This is the eighth consecutive playoff appearance for the team, and they’ve reached at least the semifinals in the last five seasons, with two Finals trips along the way. They have no title to show for all of that success, however, and their aging core is starting to run out of opportunities.
Ahead of Game 1 on Sunday, here’s everything you need to know about this fascinating matchup:
No. 3 Connecticut Sun vs. No. 6 Indiana Fever
- Game 1: Fever at Sun, Sunday, 3 p.m. ET — ESPN
- Game 2: Fever at Sun, Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m. ET — ESPN
- Game 3*: Sun at Fever, Sept. 27, TBD — ESPN2
*If necessary
Players to watch
Sun: Dijonai Carrington
Carrington is not the Sun’s best player, but she may be their most important one in this series. That’s because she’ll be tasked with slowing down Caitlin Clark, who is already the best…
