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April 26, 2026, 8:45 a.m. CT<\/p>\n

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Apr 25, 2026; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) warms up before a game against the New York Liberty at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

John Jones, John Jones-Imagn Images\"Apr<\/p>\n

Apr 25, 2026; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) warms up before a game against the New York Liberty at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

John Jones, John Jones-Imagn Images\"Apr<\/p>\n

Apr 25, 2026; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) warms up before a game against the New York Liberty at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

John Jones, John Jones-Imagn Images\"Apr<\/p>\n

Apr 25, 2026; Brooklyn, NY, USA; General view of fans before the game between the New York Liberty and the Indiana Fever at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

John Jones, John Jones-Imagn Images\"BROOKLYN,<\/p>\n

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – APRIL 25: Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the New York Liberty and Caitlyn Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever exchange words during game at Barclays Center on April 25, 2026 in Brooklyn, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michelle Farsi\/Getty Images)at Barclays Center on April 25, 2026 in Brooklyn, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michelle Farsi\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – APRIL 25: Caitlyn Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever gets shot up over Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the New York Liberty at Barclays Center on April 25, 2026 in Brooklyn, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michelle Farsi\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Apr 25, 2026; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) during the first half against the New York Liberty at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

John Jones, John Jones-Imagn Images\"BROOKLYN,<\/p>\n

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – APRIL 25: Caitlyn Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever sets up for a free throw during game against the New York Liberty at Barclays Center on April 25, 2026 in Brooklyn, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michelle Farsi\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Apr 25, 2026; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) dribbles past New York Liberty guard Ny’ceara Pryor (1) during the first half at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

John Jones, John Jones-Imagn Images\"Apr<\/p>\n

Apr 25, 2026; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) tries to drive past New York Liberty forward Alex Fowler (12) during the first half at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

John Jones, John Jones-Imagn Images\"Apr<\/p>\n

Apr 25, 2026; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) and New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30) interact during the first half at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

John Jones, John Jones-Imagn Images\"Apr<\/p>\n

Apr 25, 2026; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) tries to drive past New York Liberty guard Rebekah Gardner (7) during the first half at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

John Jones, John Jones-Imagn Images\"BROOKLYN,<\/p>\n

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – APRIL 25: Caitlin Clark #22 looks on during game against the New York Liberty at Barclays Center on April 25, 2026 in Brooklyn, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michelle Farsi\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Michelle Farsi, Getty Images\"Apr<\/p>\n

Apr 25, 2026; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts during the first half against the New York Liberty at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

John Jones, John Jones-Imagn Images\"BROOKLYN,<\/p>\n

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – APRIL 25: Shatori Walker-Kimbrough #32 and Justine Pissott #13 of the Indiana Fever defend against Alex Fowler #12 of the New York Liberty during a preseason matchup at Barclays Center on April 25, 2026 in Brooklyn, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michelle Farsi\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Michelle Farsi, Getty Images\"BROOKLYN,<\/p>\n

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – APRIL 25: Indiana Fever react during game against the New York Liberty at Barclays Center on April 25, 2026 in Brooklyn, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michelle Farsi\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Michelle Farsi, Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"April 26, 2026, 8:45 a.m. CT Apr 25, 2026; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22)…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":631533,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[159202,49,48,26073,82,187461,187462,236386,161035,163636,165966,236387,162521,162523,163021,187465,180463,163255,208072,159798,187464,167405,159095,163023,187466,163253,159089,162524,161043,161041,161124,630],"class_list":{"0":"post-631532","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-ny","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-sstssportscollegehawkeyeswomens-basketball","14":"tag-sstsnwomens-basketball","15":"tag-tagbarclays-center","16":"tag-tagbasketball","17":"tag-tagbig-10-hub","18":"tag-tagbreanna-stewart","19":"tag-tagbrooklyn","20":"tag-tagcaitlin-clark","21":"tag-tagfacebook","22":"tag-tagindiana-fever","23":"tag-tagiowa-hawkeyes","24":"tag-tagiowa-hawkeyes-womens-basketball","25":"tag-tagkelsey-mitchell","26":"tag-tagmonique-billings","27":"tag-tagnational-sports","28":"tag-tagncaa-big-ten-conference","29":"tag-tagnew-york-liberty","30":"tag-tagoverall-positive","31":"tag-tagsabrina-ionescu","32":"tag-tagsmg-timely","33":"tag-tagsophie-cunningham","34":"tag-tagsports-news","35":"tag-tagtwitter","36":"tag-tagwnba","37":"tag-tagwomens-sports","38":"tag-typegallery","39":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=631532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/631533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=631532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=631532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=631532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}