<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2tBEAi_0wOVwuuU00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2tBEAi_0wOVwuuU00" width="1200" height="878" >The WNBA, as a whole, set new highs this year for viewership and attendance. This is because of the influx of young stars that entered the league this season, namely Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever. With Clark on the roster, the Fever were a must-see team wherever they played. What is more, they achieved levels of success they have not had in years.Indiana finished the season 20-20 and with the sixth seed in the WNBA Playoffs. Their 20 wins were the most they had since 2015, and were a massive improvement from their 13-27 record a year ago (which in itself was an improvement from their 5-31 record in 2022).Clark, of course, was the team’s brightest star, averaging 19.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 8.4 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. She won the league’s Rookie of the Year Award and finished fourth in MVP voting while setting multiple league records.And next season she will have a new head coach.<h2>Indiana Fever Fans Are Happy for Caitlin Clark After Christie Sides Was Fired</h2>On Sunday morning, it was reported that the Fever have fired head coach Christie Sides after two seasons. As mentioned, Indiana was 13-27 in her first season as head coach, which was an eight-win improvement from the year prior. She also led them to 20 wins this season.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Breaking: The Indiana Fever have parted ways with head coach Christie Sides, the team announced. <a href="https://t.co/P3lTiB80vu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/P3lTiB80vu</a>— ESPN (@espn) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/1850556727655022676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">October 27, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>However, fans (and apparently the front office) had concerns that she was not the right coach for Clark and that someone else would be able to better utilize the superstar’s talents on the court.Fans took to social media to express their relief for Clark:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Indiana Fever were a team that started off slow and got better right before and after the Olympic breakGot to .500Move shows that they feel coach Sides isn’t the one see the potential of Caitlin Clark or this team— Big Ten Gabriel (@BigTenGabriel) <a href="https://twitter.com/BigTenGabriel/status/1850560987725770999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">October 27, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">The fever are actually getting serious about winning for Caitlin ! Let’s go !— 770LOCKS (@770locks) <a href="https://twitter.com/770locks/status/1850556928906158442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">October 27, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Fever are getting serious abt winning chips. CC is getting her Steve Kerr👀🔥🔥🔥 <a href="https://t.co/rbn8F5xJTG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/rbn8F5xJTG</a>— AK (@Sudharsan_AK10) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sudharsan_AK10/status/1850560119139885171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">October 27, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Caitlin Clark is finally free— Charlie Quinn (@CharlieQuinnMMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/CharlieQuinnMMA/status/1850556864309743860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">October 27, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>Obviously, no successor for Sides has been selected by the Fever yet. 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“Caitlin Clark Is Free: Indiana Fever Fans React to Massive Head Coach Announcement

The WNBA, as a whole, set new highs this year for viewership and attendance. This is because of the influx of young stars that entered the league this season, namely Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever. With Clark on the roster, the Fever were a must-see team wherever they played. What is more, they achieved levels of success they have not had in years.