Read full articleClark preparing for season, still trying to navigate lifeIndiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark discusses starting camp and navigating through life.0:53Now PlayingPausedHow Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut stacks up against other notable rookies<p>Caitlin Clark <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://sports.yahoo.com/caitlin-clark-struggles-early-in-wnba-debut-as-indiana-fever-fall-to-connecticut-sun-014254009.html">struggled early in her first regular-season game </a>with the <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://sports.yahoo.com/wnba/teams/indiana/">Indiana Fever</a> on May 14, 2024, committing 10 turnovers in the <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="https://sports.yahoo.com/wnba/indiana-fever-connecticut-sun-20240514012/">Fever's season-opening 92-71 loss to the Connecticut Sun</a>. Here's how that debut performance stacks up against first games by Michael Jordan, Dawn Staley and other notable rookies.</p>0:25Now PlayingPausedIt's not time to worry about Caitlin Clark after Indiana Fever lose season opener<p>Yahoo Sports' Jason Fitz reacts to Tuesday night's season opener from former Iowa star Caitlin Clark as her Indiana Fever fell to the Connecticut Sun 92-71. Clark put up 20 points on 5-15 shooting from the field; a pedestrian showing from her, as she averaged over 30 in her final year with the Hawkeyes.</p> <p>Fitz urges calm and patience with Clark's expectations, as the leap from college into the pros is steeper than the public realizes and the WNBA currently sits in the middle of a talent explosion with some of the deepest and most stacked rosters the league has ever seen.</p>1:49Now PlayingPausedDallas Wings excited to kick off new seasonThe Dallas Wings' preseason tips off Friday night in Arlington with a game against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever. Team president and CEO Greg Bibb talks about the excitement surrounding this game and this season.3:17Now PlayingPausedCaitlin Clark to make pro debut in Wings-Fever gameWomen's basketball mega star Caitlin Clark will begin her professional career Friday night in North Texas. Her new WNBA team, the Indiana Fever, will play the Dallas Wings in a sold-out preseason game.2:21Now PlayingPaused2024 WNBA season odds: Caitlin Clark prop bets, predictionsThe excitement is buzzing for the 2024 WNBA season. Can Caitlin Clark translate her college game to the WNBA? Sportsbooks are giving plenty of options to bet on her performance this season. We examine a few with Drew Dinsick of "Bet the EDGE" podcast.<p><em><a href="https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/news/2024-wnba-season-odds-caitlin-clark-prop-bets-predictions/611663/?partner=yahoo&cid=yahoo">2024 WNBA season odds: Caitlin Clark prop bets, predictions</a> originally appeared on <a href="https://www.nbcsportsboston.com?cid=yahoo">NBC Sports Boston</a></em></p>2:45Now PlayingPausedCheryl Reeve and Carley Knox: Unscripted with Dawn MitchellFOX 9's Dawn Mitchell tips off the series with a dynamic duo from the Minnesota Lynx, President of Basketball Operation and Head Coach Cheryl Reeve and President of Business Operations Carley Knox. Interest in women’s basketball has skyrocketed due to Caitlin Clark and this past college basketball season and that is a terrific boon to the WNBA as well. Reeve and Knox talk about the impact and how that will hopefully affect the upcoming WNBA season. Reeve is also the Head Coach of USA Basketball – so this conversation ranges from the Caitlin Clark effect and the WNBA– to the Olympics in Paris, as well as what it is like for Reeve and Knox to be a married couple working together in the high powered business of professional sports.21:34Now PlayingPausedCaitlin Clark is changing the WNBA, but the Las Vegas Aces still own itUSA TODAY Sports' Lindsay Schnell explains while Caitlin Clark is making a huge impact on the WNBA, it's the Las Vegas Aces who still stand as the best team in the league.1:34Now PlayingPausedGame Recap: Sun 92, Fever 71Connecticut defeats Indiana, 92-71. For Connecticut, DeWanna Bonner led the way with 20 points and six rebounds while DiJonai Carrington (16 points, five rebounds, two steals), Tyasha Harris (16 points, four 3PM) and Alyssa Thomas (13 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists, three steals) combined for 45 points in the victory. Caitlin Clark finished with 20 points (four 3PM), three assists, and two steals while NaLyssa Smith recorded 13 points, nine rebounds, and two blocks for Indiana in the losing effort. Connecticut improves to 1-0, while Indiana moves to 0-1 in the loss.1:42Now PlayingPausedCaitlin Clark's rookie season, potential Aces three-peat and other WNBA storylines to follow<p>Yahoo Sports women basketball writer Cassandra Negley breaks down the top WNBA storylines entering the 2024 season including; what Caitlin Clark could accomplish in her rookie season, if the Las Vegas Aces can win a third consecutive championship, and if the New York Liberty, Seattle Storm and Phoenix Mercury did enough in the offseason to dethrone the champs. </p>3:34Now PlayingPausedIndyStar | The Indianapolis StarClark preparing for season, still trying to navigate lifeIndyStar | The Indianapolis StarSun, Apr 28, 2024, 2:12 PMLink CopiedIndiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark discusses starting camp and navigating through life.
