WNBA’s Caitlin Clark Blunder Impossible to Ignore Thanks to Christine Brennan, Reveals Analyst

“I don’t know where we’re going to be because Caitlin hasn’t been on the floor. That’s obviously a huge piece for us and what we do,” head coach of Indiana Fever Stephanie White had said. The Indiana Fever completed the 10th game of the season without star player, Caitlin Clark. The guard has been sidelined for the second time, owing to a left groin injury. While the team was displayed an inconsistent gameplay during Clark’s earliest regular game absence, things were different this time.

The Fever not only displayed more hunger in the hardwood, their combined efforts and determination were enough to solidify the team as the 2025 Commissioner’s Cup champions. Needless to say, the Indiana Fever battled it out against two-top ranked teams in Minnesota Lynx and the Las Vegas Aces. And emerged victorious. There was a visual shift in their identity. As a team that heavily relied on Clark to rally the offences, the locker room adopted to the new conditions without their superstar’s active presence.

Ahead of the tipoff against the Los Angeles Sparks, head coach Stephanie White had addressed the team’s progress. “I think we’ve found a little bit more of an identity defensively with this group,” White said. “We’re continuing, offensively, to move the ball a little bit better, to find our spots individually. And I think that that’s helped us.” Unfortunately, the three-game winning streak came to a halt as the team struggled to find momentum in the latest game.

This loss comes as a reality check to the roster that has been missing the central piece. But as Clark continues to watch from the courtside, can Indiana Fever turn this loss into an opportunity to balance the statistic and move towards clinching another victory? As the third ranked team prepares to face the newest team in Golden State Valkyries, things can go either ways for Stephanie White’s locker room.