LOS ANGELES — The debut of Caitlin Clark and the season for the Indiana Fever have yet to shape out as many had hoped as the team navigates its way through a significant losing streak. Clark set the world ablaze with her immaculate basketball ability, which catapulted women’s basketball to a new level along with fellow hooper and Chicago Sky star Angel Reese. The transition has been challenging for Clark in the first several games of the 2024 WNBA season, though she has improved as she continues to learn the pace of the WNBA.
A shot in the vein for the Indiana Fever won just 13 games last season, allowing them to draft Clark, who is not only the face of the franchise but responsible for the success of the league by some who have bestowed that on her young shoulders. Teammate Aliyah Boston entered her second year and has been a confidant, friend, and strong supporter of Clark, who has leaned on the leadership of Boston from the moment the two met for Training Camp.
“I think the biggest thing about Aliyah, like coming in here, I think her leadership has been amazing,” Clark told Nitecast Media and The Hardwood 94. “She’s been one of the biggest voices in our locker room. She’s been somebody that’s been there to pick me up. I’ve been there to pick her up, and you know, we’re navigating this together.
“It’s hard — a post and a point guard trying to create that connection, that chemistry within 20 days, five games — and everyone is expecting so much. I think it’s just a learning process, and that will only continue to get better.”
The transition for Clark will take some time, and it won’t be an overnight fix. However, the Fever players continue to work extremely hard, trying to drown out the outside noise as much as humanly possible. Yet it’s not easy when your team arrives in cities where the opposing teams have moved arenas so that thousands of fans can witness Clark and the Fever compete at a high level.
