Indiana Fever Make Announcement After Connecticut Sun Game

Caitlin Clark helped the Indiana Fever secure a second-straight win, improving to 6-5 to begin the 2025 WNBA season.

In their second matchup against the Connecticut Sun, Clark and the Fever walked away with a comfortable 88-71 win on Tuesday night.

Entering the game, the Fever were in a three-way tie for first in the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup Eastern Conference standings with the New York Liberty and the Atlanta Dream. 

Their win over New York on Saturday helped them climb, but it was the Liberty’s win over Atlanta on Tuesday that gave Indiana the spot in the Commissioner’s Cup championship.

Indiana announced the news with a post on social media.

"heading to the Commissioner's Cup Championship Game," the Fever wrote on X.

Clark and the Fever will play in the Commissioner's Cup Championship Game on July 1, where they will likely face the first-place team in the Western Conference, the Napheesa Collier-led Minnesota Lynx.

The Commissioner's Cup is an annual in-season competition that started in 2021. Last year, the Lynx defeated the Liberty 94-89 in the championship. The first Commissioner's Cup champion was the Seattle Storm in 2021. Indiana has never played in the championship.

But there are player benefits for winning and even just making it to the Commissioner's Cup championship. With total prize compensation at $500,000, each player on the winning team will earn $30,000, while the losers will make $10,000. The MVP will also earn an additional $5,000.

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts during the game against the Connecticut Sun.

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In the win over the Sun, Clark tallied 20 points and six assists, but it was an incident with Marina Mabrey, who intentionally shoved her to the floor, that stole the headlines.

Up next for the Fever is a trip to the Bay Area to face Kate Martin and the Golden State Valkyries for the first time ever.