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Caitlin Clark Set for Fever Opener, Puts Championship First

She returns intent on a title after missing most of 2025.

Overview

  • Caitlin Clark is set to play for the Indiana Fever in the 2026 season opener against the Dallas Wings at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 9, with the game televised nationally on ABC.
  • She told Yahoo Sports her main goal this season is winning a WNBA championship, saying everything else will follow from that.
  • Clark said rehabbing last year’s quad strains, an ankle bone bruise, and a groin sprain felt “incredibly isolating,” and she added that LeBron James reached out to offer support and connections.
  • Indiana reached the 2025 semifinals without Clark, and the team now looks to build on that run with her return alongside key pieces Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston.
  • Clark remains a major commercial force, with reports citing nearly $16 million in 2025 endorsements and a new Xfinity deal, and coverage links her rise to momentum behind a recent WNBA labor deal that raised average player pay starting in 2025.