Caitlin Clark’s Fever Linked to Postseason Alert Amid WNBA Broadcasters’ Unsettling Reveal

Just how ferocious is a Connecticut Sun game? One could think all the way back to Sophie Cunningham’s confrontation with Jacy Sheldon and make their way as recent as Marina Mabrey’s double personal foul against New York. Plenty of fingers have been pointed at the officiating for allowing “that stuff to happen.” But when you take that out, Rachel DeMita believes, there’s another factor that allows the Sun to be as fierce as they are. Should the top teams be watching out?

After multiple scuffles and ejections against the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky, the Sun players found themselves in yet conflict against New York. Last Monday, as Marine Johannes jogged to assume her position, Mabrey gave an elbow to the gut while setting a screen. The Liberty star was in no mood to appreciate that. So when she turned to confront the gesture, Saniya Rivers stood up for her teammate, shoving Johannes in the process. It resulted in a double personal foul for Mabrey and a tech for Rivers.

The physicality persisted even in the latest game against the Lynx, where Mabrey shoved DiJonai Carrington to the ground while she was setting a screen a little too hard. But even before that transpired, analyst Rachel DeMita addressed the situation on the Courtside Club. The podcaster played a clip from the Sun vs Liberty game to shed light on the broadcasters’ comments. “How many skirmishes are there in a Connecticut Sun game? They average a skirmish a game,” the announcers could be heard saying. DeMita draws an observation out of it.

“I warned you guys about this from the beginning. The teams that are at the bottom, who have nothing to lose, are literally some of the most dangerous teams you can go up against,” she declared. The Sun have been at the bottom of the table since the initial weeks, thanks to a poor offseason. Their season seemed lost even before it began, opening interesting possibilities — take it lying down, or fight back. Fighting back won’t let them advance, but their opponents’ future can get their moment in the sun taken away.

After last night’s Mystics vs the Valkyries game, four teams are now out of playoff contention. And each of them seemed to have vowed not to back down. But the physicality is not the way to go, and DeMita read out an apt reaction from a fan. “It’s cheating and it’s disgusting and it’s giving people injuries where they’re out for the season,” they expressed, obliging the former ESPN host to agree, pointing out that this had happened with the Indiana Fever as well. Case in point: The brief rebound battle between Bria Hartley and Sophie Cunningham that resulted in an MCL tear.

The Indiana Fever has just five games left in their calendar, and while they’re not a 100% lock for the playoffs, they’re pretty close to it. So while Caitlin Clark is working her way back to the court, and the postseason picture is not fully confirmed for Stephanie White’s team, they’ve got to be wary of teams like Chicago, which they still have a game left against. But when will the Indiana Fever get their superstar back? How is her progress coming along? Well, Caitlin Clark’s teammate just gave us a glimpse at the star’s mental state during this injury.

Lexie Hull has nothing but compliments for injured Caitlin Clark

Caitlin Clark’s return has been a major will-they, won’t-they situation for the Indiana Fever this year. It’s safe to say that the six-foot-tall point guard has been through the wringer! She has missed most of the season because of the soft tissue injuries that wouldn’t stop coming. First, it was her left quad, and now? A bilateral groin strain. These aren’t easy injuries to manage. They’re all contextual, and it depends on the athlete and their response to the treatment.

Which, in part, is also the reason we haven’t seen the Indiana Fever star back on the court so far. It’s not worth risking the off-season and all the opportunities it holds. Regardless of all the opinions, it hasn’t been easy for Clark to sit through the season. But trust Lexie Hull to show up in support.

“I’ve been impressed with her maturity through it,” Hull said to Mark Medina of SportsKeeda about CC’s recovery and persistence. “It’s not easy to go day-to-day and continue to think, ‘Maybe this is my day, maybe it’s not.’ But she continues to come in and be the person that she is.” 

Aug 7, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas (25) and forward DeWanna Bonner (14) against Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull (10) during WNBA game at PHX Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

We’ve seen CC courtside, cheering her team on enthusiastically, signing relics, and more, but the 23-year-old never really expressed the struggle. However, Hull reassured the masses that Caitlin Clark is not letting the injury get to her head. “She just continues to show up. She’s there. We know she’s there. She shows up, makes smiles and makes jokes. It would be really easy to just come in and do treatment and not be a happy person. But she’s a happy person through it all. We’re really grateful for that.”

Clark’s return is supposed to be just around the corner. The six-foot-tall guard has started practicing and will be evaluated on a day-to-day basis. Optimistically, we should see her before the playoffs, and to be honest? She’ll need a couple of games to get loose again. It will be interesting to see how Indiana will adjust to having Caitlin Clark back, but we just know they’ll deal with that problem rather happily.

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