Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark’s rookie season in the WNBA could be called a lot of things—historic, sensational, inspiring—but easy is not one of them.
Clark got her first year in the pro leagues off to a rocky start as the Fever dropped eight of its first nine games amid an unfavorable schedule. Fever coach Christie Sides, who has since been replaced by the more experienced Stephanie White, didn’t appear to have many answers for Indiana during that rough initial stretch.
