WNBA Makes Historic Announcement After Caitlin Clark and Fever Beat Liberty originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Liberty suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on Saturday.

The New York Liberty, reigning WNBA champions, travel to Indiana to face the Fever in a Commissioner's Cup matchup on Saturday, June 14.

Madeline Kenney joins Brandon London in-studio to break down the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty's start to their title defense campaign and previews the team's upcoming matchup

After going 2-3 without Caitlin Clark, the Indiana Fever will finally be returning their All- WNBA guard. On Saturday, Clark, who had been recovering from a quad strain, and the Fever took on Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty, a team that has been missing some key pieces as well.

The Valkyries lean on their rebounding skills to score in transition. In their dominant win against the Aces, the Valkyries held double-double machine and one of the league's best rebounders, A'ja Wilson, to only six boards. Golden State's intensity on the glass also helped secure the win against the Sparks in an overtime contest.

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The New York Liberty 's star-studded squad was missing something as the 2024 regular season ended. Though a team with Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones and Breanna Stewart finished with a WNBA -best 32-8 record, head coach Sandy Brondello decided that rookie forward Leonie Fiebich needed to be in the starting lineup when the playoffs began.