The Indiana Fever got a reality check in their very first pre-season outing against the Washington Mystics, and it came without their superstar, Caitlin Clark, on the court. Clark sat out due to a minor leg injury,

The WNBA, however, showed some disrespect toward Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever by ranking them way below the top spot. In fact, the league believes that Indiana enters the new season as only the fifth-best team in the WNBA, behind the Liberty, the Minnesota Lynx, the Las Vegas Aces and the Seattle Storm, respectively.