Fever defeat Las Vegas to force decisive Game 5 in WNBA semifinal series
The teams will meet Tuesday in Las Vegas to determine who goes to the WNBA Finals.
The teams will meet Tuesday in Las Vegas to determine who goes to the WNBA Finals.
The Fever can stay alive in the best-of-5 series with a victory in Game 4 on Sunday afternoon at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The best-of-five series heads to Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, where Game 3 is set for Friday night at 7:30 and Game 4 is scheduled for Sunday at 3 p.m.
The semifinals playoff series has one more game in Las Vegas before moving to the Fever’s home court for Game 3, which tips off at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The Fever’s All-Star guard posted on social media Saturday that she was fined $200 for tweeting “Refs couldn’t stop us” after Indiana’s Game 2 win over Atlanta in the first round of the playoffs.
On paper, they looked like contenders, but, on the court, they rarely were dominant.
The Fever hosted their first playoff game since 2016 and fed off the energy of the rowdy crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse to earn their first postseason win since Oct. 11, 2015.
The WNBA will crown a champion in mid-October—but the Finals could be just a preview for the biggest battle of the year. The collective bargaining agreement is set to expire two weeks later.
The best-of-three series between the Fever and the Dream will feature Indiana’s first home playoff game since 2015.
Adding games without lengthening the calendar created new revenue-generating opportunities, but might have taken a toll on players.
The playoffs, which start Sept. 14, will follow a 1-1-1 format for the first round. That means the Fever will host a playoff game in Indianapolis for the first time since 2015.
The 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year appeared in 13 games this season, averaging 16.5 points, 8.8 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game.
Indiana Fever and city officials took part in a formal groundbreaking ceremony for the 108,000-square-foot downtown development Thursday morning.
Meanwhile, Clark has been ruled out of Tuesday’s key late-season matchup between the Indiana Fever and Seattle Storm in Indianapolis.
In the final episode of Beyond Clarkonomics, IBJ’s Mickey Shuey explores the city’s goals for becoming a global leader in women’s sports—and whether it could work without Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark.
Cunningham, a standout guard and a rising media personality, was injured during a road game against the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.
Moving forward, the award will also be named for its inaugural honoree, who the Fever said has spent her 50-plus-year career “breaking barriers and building opportunities for women in basketball.”
Injuries have kept Caitlin Clark, Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier and Angel Reese out, but that hasn’t dampened fan interest in the league.
Down Clark, Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald, the Fever signed Odyssey Sims to a hardship contract Sunday.
Clark’s continued absence has been complicated by the loss of two other key players who sustained season-ending injuries in Thursday’s loss at Phoenix.