The eyes of the women's basketball world were on the Indiana Fever's June 14 game against the New York Liberty because it marked the first time that star guard

Saturday brought a statement win to Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever. After the Indiana Pacers dropped Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night, the Fever bounced back with a big Saturday performance, beating the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty, 102-88.

Not since Michael Jordan has anyone in basketball moved the cultural and competitive needle like Ms. Clark. Her 32-point explosion in the Fever’s 102-88 victory over the New York Liberty Saturday in Indianapolis not only gave the defending champions their first loss of the season but also established Ms. Clark as an early MVP candidate.

Caitlin Clark has enjoyed a stellar rise to stardom in the WNBA with the Indiana Fever and the former Iowa Hawkeye has now revealed she wants to stay in Indianapolis for the rest of her career

Clark and the Indiana Fever have a good reason for why they won’t be at the Pacers’ last home game of the season on Thursday, when Indiana — which will be either up 3-2 or down 3-2 to the Oklahoma City Thunder by then, depending how Game 5 on Monday goes — plays host to Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

The New York Liberty, reigning WNBA champions, travel to Indiana to face the Fever in a Commissioner's Cup matchup on Saturday, June 14.

Despite the Game 4 breakdown by the Pacers, Fever star Caitlin Clark expresses her confidence in the team's NBA Finals hopes. Clark would be asked about Indiana's loss as she was in attendance for the contest,