Caitlin Clark

Without A'ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark on the floor, guard Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points, including 10 free throws, and the Fever defeated the Las Vegas Aces for the first time in Nevada 84-68 on Sunday, improving Indiana's record to 12-8 on the season.

It was a win, but there were questions.

Indiana is getting really good at this.

The Indiana Fever’s dominant win over the Las Vegas Aces has fueled a long-standing theory about the franchise. Indiana blew out the Aces 84-68 in the franchise’s first win over the defending champions in Nevada, even without Caitlin Clark.

The 2025 WNBA season ended with unprecedented criticism of officiating and the leaders in charge of its improvement. As the WNBA nears the halfway point of the 2026 season, that same topic has once again taken center stage. In some instances, poor officiating has even overshadowed the accomplishments in the league’s 30th anniversary season. Perhaps the best example arrived last week when a no-call on a loose ball play between Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark and Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa T

The Phoenix Mercury have a lot going on at home, including an anticipated matchup with the Indiana Fever.

Caitlin Clark was named a starter for the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game, but it's not because she got a lot of love from her peers. The WNBA All-Star voting is comprised of fan votes (50%), media votes (25%) and player votes (25%). Clark was inside the top three in fan and media voting for all WNBA ...

How to watch Caitlin Clark when the Indiana Fever play the Las Vegas Aces this Sunday.

Caitlin Clark shared her belief that Alyssa Thomas' hit on her was a flagrant.

Just one thing Clark wants.

In the drama that never seems to end..

Caitlin Clark defends referees while calling for WNBA changes.

The controversial play between Caitlin Clark and Alyssa Thomas a week ago continues to dominate headlines. Following the punch that landed on the Indiana Fever superstar’s throat, the league handed a one-game suspension to the Phoenix Mercury forward.

“It’s absolutely egregious and utterly disrespectful,” Fever Coach Stephanie White said after the June 24 Flagrant Foul against Caitlin Clark by Mercury veteran Alyssa Thomas. Since then, the incident has snowballed into online threats against Thomas.

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert came under the microscope after Alyssa Thomas’ June 30 statement. “We still have yet to hear anything from Cathy, it’s no surprise,” Thomas said when talking about the toxicity she faced online after her flagrant foul 2 incident on Caitlin Clark.

Ever since the Indiana Fever’s 111-109 loss to the Phoenix Mercury on June 24, the Caitlin Clark-Alyssa Thomas incident has remained one of the WNBA’s biggest talking points. As fans continued to debate the controversial play and Alyssa Thomas gave her side of the story while facing mounting backlash, Clark, the player at the center of the incident, chose to stay silent.

Fever star Caitlin Clark challenges Cathy Engelbert and the WNBA to step up and protect players better after the Alyssa Thomas discourse.

Caitlin Clark has led the Indiana Fever to an 11-8 record, sitting at No. 3 in the WNBA's Eastern Conference. Clark has been fantastic for Indiana, as the 6-foot guard is fourth in the league with 21.2 points per game and second in assists at 8.2. The Dowling Catholic High School graduate is also shooting a career-high 43.0% from the field.

INDIANAPOLIS — The conversation surrounding the Phoenix Mercury’s Alyssa Thomas and the Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark hasn’t gone away, and now the Fever star is speaking out about the aftermath of the hard foul that has dominated headlines. Jun 22, 2026; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) dribbles the ball while Phoenix Mercury guard Shay Ciezki (5) defends in the second half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Caitlin Clark has broken her silence a week after she was on the receiving end of what was deemed to be a “reckless” Flagrant Foul 2 from Alyssa Thomas of the Phoenix Mercury. The Indiana Fever superstar claimed the referees need to do better, also calling out the WNBA and calling for improved protection for everyone in the league.