Will they or won’t they?
It’s been eight years and counting—the longest current streak in the WNBA—since the Indiana Fever last appeared in the playoffs. The only player on the roster who remembers the 2016 home playoff loss to the Phoenix Mercury is Erica Wheeler (and she’s been on multiple teams since then). The Fever then were coached by Stephanie White, who made a return to Indiana with the Connecticut Sun this Wednesday. The Sun are among the championship favorites, while the Fever are fighting for the playoffs. In the final game between the two teams this regular season, the Fever got their first win against the Sun, not only this year but since July 1, 2021.
White, who lost her first game to the Fever as head coach of the Sun, praised Indiana’s progress and growth in her postgame press conference, noting that, “Everybody on the floor understands how, when and where Caitlin Clark can get them the ball.” The best-passing rookie in WNBA history has been instrumental in her team’s transformation and she was rightfully named Eastern Conference Player of the Week after averaging 25 points, five rebounds and nine assists per game against the Mercury, Seattle Storm and Minnesota Lynx.
The Fever…
