Overview
- The Indiana Fever beat the Portland Fire 112-98 on Friday for a fifth straight victory and improved to 19-10 while extending a club record of five consecutive 100-point games.
- Caitlin Clark posted a triple-double (26 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) and became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 1,500 points and 650 assists, doing so in 78 games.
- Kelsey Mitchell matched Clark with 26 points, extended a 13-game streak of 20-point outings, moved into sixth on the league’s career 3-pointers list with 751, and set a WNBA record by making at least three 3-pointers in 13 straight games.
- Reserve guard Sophie Cunningham’s public opposition to transgender athletes drew organized pro-Cunningham rallies outside arenas, boos and trans-pride flags inside venues, and she has said she did not organize the demonstrations and will keep speaking publicly.
- A late replay showed teammates intervened to pull Clark away after a non-call on a buzzer shot, likely preventing an eighth technical foul that would have triggered an automatic one-game suspension, a development that raises stakes for roster availability and league discipline going forward.