After going 20-20 and getting swept in the first round of the WNBA playoffs last year, the Indiana Fever are gearing up for what they hope will be a title run in 2025.
They have assembled a strong young core that includes guard Kelsey Mitchell, forward Aliyah Boston and, of course, budding superstar Caitlin Clark.
The Fever’s first game of the new regular season will take place next Saturday, May 17, at home versus the Chicago Sky. That means it will be the latest installment in the emerging rivalry between Clark and Angel Reese.
The team posted a video on its official X account of its players practicing as it gets ready for the start of its schedule.
continuing to put the pieces together 🧩 pic.twitter.com/xpl1L29nlk
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) May 9, 2025
Clark’s rivalry with Reese began in the 2023 women’s national championship game when her Iowa Hawkeyes battled Reese’s Louisiana State Tigers. The Tigers won easily, but the following year, Iowa defeated LSU in the Elite Eight round by a final score of 94-87 as Clark poured in 41 points.
She became the NCAA’s all-time leading career scorer among both men and women that year before entering the WNBA last year. As a rookie, she led the league in assists and was named to the All-Star team while taking home Rookie of the Year honors.
In last month’s draft, Indiana took Makayla Timpson, a Florida State forward who excels defensively and on the boards. Fans hope she cracks the final roster, especially since Indiana ranked toward the bottom of the WNBA in defensive rating last year.
The team also brought in Natasha Howard, a veteran forward who averaged 17.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game last year.
Meanwhile, the Sky, who went 13-27 in 2024, took guard Hailey Van Lith in the draft and traded for two-time All-Star guard Ariel Atkins.
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