On June 24, Caitlin Clark tweaked her back after landing awkwardly during the match with the Phoenix Mercury. Now, almost three weeks later and missing two games, Clark managed to script history this Sunday despite being limited to 25 minutes. During the Indiana Fever’s blowout 109-75 win against the 2025 WNBA Champions, the Fever Guard set a WNBA assists benchmark.

The 24-year-old became the fastest player in WNBA history to record 600 career assists. She set the new record late in the third quarter when she made a bounce pass to Monique Billings for her sixth assist of the game.

After the game, the Fever celebrated it on X, writing: “Another record for No. 22. Caitlin Clark has become the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 600 assists in only 72 games.”

Clark broke the previous WNBA record held by Ticha Penicheiro decisively, who needed 81 games to reach the same milestone. Other WNBA greats took far longer to reach the milestone, with Teresa Weatherspoon reaching 600 assists in 94 games, while Sue Bird needed 104 games.

Despite joining the league in 2024 and being out most of the 2025 season due to a groin injury, Clark has already set multiple records. In her rookie season in 2024, she set the league’s single-season assists record with 337 assists before Alyssa Thomas broke it the following year. This season, Clark has already recorded 148 assists and is on track for another great year. But Clark still has a long way to go to catch Sue Bird’s record of 3,234 career assists.

During the game, Clark scored 12 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and gave six assists. She also made 5 of her 11 shot attempts. All this with a limited amount of time.

The team wanted to protect her and make sure she did not return too quickly. Head coach Stephanie White said before the game that Clark would play only 20 to 25 minutes, which is a little more than half of a full 40-minute WNBA game.

“It’s never easy when you’re reintegrating after injury, said White, while adding that it “is going to continue to be better” as Clark continues playing. However, it wasn’t just Clark, as veterans like Kelsey Mitchell also stepped up as the Fever dominated the Las Vegas Aces.

Mitchell exploded for 27 points, while entering the WNBA record books herself. The Fever star moved up to the 7th spot on the WNBA’s all-time three-pointers made list.

While the defending champions tried, they could never really get a foothold during the game. At one point, the Fever led them by 34 points. That being said, the game wasn’t free of controversial calls.

Caitlin Clark’s move against the Aces

During the Indiana Fever’s game against the Las Vegas Aces, Caitlin Clark became part of another controversial moment. This time, cameras appeared to show Clark trying to draw a foul after a play in the second quarter.

Clark was guarding Aces player Chelsea Gray as she drove to the basket. Gray made some normal contact with Clark before taking a fadeaway shot. The referees called a foul on Clark because she hit Gray on the arm. Right after the whistle, Clark fell to the floor as if she was hurt. Because of her reaction, the referees reviewed the play to check for a possible hostile act. However, the replay showed there was no excessive contact, so no additional foul was given.

WNBA beat writer Tony East described the sequence on X, saying, “Caitlin Clark down after contact with Chelsea Gray. Pops up and is not happy with the foul call. Now, play is being reviewed for a hostile act after the whistle.”

While the referees reviewed the play, Caitlin Clark stayed on the floor holding her back. Many fans became worried because she had only recently returned after missing games with a back injury.

After watching the replay, the referees decided it was only a common foul on Clark and not a hostile act. Clark disagreed with the call and said, “It’s not a foul.” Fever head coach Stephanie White quickly stepped in and led Clark back to the bench to calm her down. White did this because Clark already had five technical fouls this season, and another one could have led to a one-game suspension.

However, it all ended well for Caitlin Clark, and now her fans are waiting for her to break more records in the Indiana Fever’s upcoming game against Valkyries.