The Indiana Fever opened the season 2–2 through their first four games with sophomore guard Caitlin Clark on the floor. In her absence, the Fever have gone 2–3, entering Saturday’s rematch against New York with a 4–5 record.

Caitlin Clark is expected to be in the lineup Saturday when the Indiana Fever host the reigning WNBA champion New York Liberty

Indiana Fever fans (and the women's basketball community as a whole) are rejoicing on Friday, after head coach Stephanie White asserted that star guard Caitlin

She’s working her way back, and I felt like today was better than yesterday in terms of movement and balance, and she’s getting back into a rhythm, timing — all of those things,” Fever head coach Stephanie White told reporters on Friday.

The Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever are joined at the hip. So are their two biggest stars: point guards Tyrese Haliburton and Caitlin Clark. That isn't changing anytime soon, if ever.

Caitlin Clark‘s absence is having an effect on the WNBA both on the court and in terms of TV viewership. According to USA Today, the number of people watching nationally televised games has dropped by a significant 55 percent since the Indiana Fever star guard’s injury on May 24 due to a strained left quad.

Caitlin Clark will be making her return to the Indiana Fever when they play the New York Liberty on Saturday. New York enters the game as the only undefeated team in the WNBA, starting off the season with a 9-0 record.