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    NBA Star Cheering for Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever in WNBA Playoffs

    By Max Escarpio,

    3 hours ago

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    The Indiana Fever have played their way into WNBA title contention in Caitlin Clark's rookie season.

    Indiana is one of the hottest teams in the WNBA, having won eight of their last 10 games.

    They've been riding the success of Clark, who recently won Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors while averaging 25.0 points, 10.0 assists, and 7.7 rebounds during Week 11 of the WNBA season.

    As the Fever head into the final leg of the regular season, they're starting to get endorsements for their WNBA title run. One person who's rooting for the Fever to win the WNBA championship is NBA star Tyrese Haliburton.

    The Indiana Pacers star explained that the Fever are a young group that may lack playoff experience, but he's cheering them on to win the WNBA championship.

    "I would like to see it," Haliburton said. "We're a young group, we're growing. Some playoff experience would be good. I'm cheering for us to win, of course."

    Clark, who's been a generational rookie for the Fever, didn't just produce in Week 11.

    She's the leading candidate to win the Rookie of the Year award, averaging 19.2 points, 8.5 assists, and 5.8 rebounds per game this season. The 22-year-old leads the rookie class in scoring and leads the WNBA in average assists.

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    Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22)

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    While Clark has been great for the Fever, she's not the only one.

    Indiana has one of the best Big 3's in the league with Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell by the rookie's side.

    Boston is currently averaging 14.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, while Mitchell has averaged 19.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. All three stars in Indiana were selected to the WNBA All-Star roster in 2024.

    The Fever have four games remaining in the regular season, so Clark and the rest of the crew will look to keep their foot on the gas and prepare for Indiana's first postseason appearance since 2016.

    Related: NBA Legend Isiah Thomas Reveals Strong Message About Caitlin Clark

    Related: WNBA Announces Big Caitlin Clark News

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