'It's a want to': How the Fever have dialed in on ...
Key takeaways
- A rough 4-4 start to the season for an Indiana Fever squad with clear-cut championship aspirations created frustrations -- and plenty of chatter about cracks in the foundation.
- A team meeting was called upon the return from Portland.
- Two weeks into June, Clark's reassurance appears earned.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
After a 4-4 start to the season, the Indiana Fever have gone 5-1 since. Mike Lawrence/NBAE via Getty Images Kareem Copeland Jun 18, 2026, 07:00 AM ETMultiple Authors Email Print Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS -- Caitlin Clark repeatedly insisted the sky wasn't falling.
A rough 4-4 start to the season for an Indiana Fever squad with clear-cut championship aspirations created frustrations -- and plenty of chatter about cracks in the foundation. Through the opening month, Indiana allowed the second-most points per game (89.0) in the league. Drama swirled around Clark's back injury and the way the team reported it to the league.
Indianapolis was suddenly the WNBA's center of rumor and speculation, and then the team closed May with its worst loss of the season -- 100-84 to the expansion Portland Fire, a game in which Clark and coach Stephanie White exchanged animated words on the sideline. A team meeting was called upon the return from Portland.