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Indiana Fever Make Caitlin Clark Announcement in Game Against Valkyries

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Nathan Dougherty | Last updated Jun 20, 2025 1:04 AM ET

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is one of the WNBA's best distributors, setting the single-game record for assists during her rookie season and earning some praise from her team after dropping a dime in their clash against the Golden State Valkyries on Thursday.

The team shared praise for Clark's tight quarters pass to a driving Natasha Howard during the third quarter of Thursday's game. Howard took Clark's pass and finished strong, scoring and drawing a foul to extend Indiana's lead to 10 points.

The Fever shared a replay of the pass in a post on X, announcing that Clark had the State Farm Assist of the Game.

The reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year has already filled her season with milestones, becoming the first player in league history to record 100+ points, 30+ assists and 30+ rebounds through her first five games of the season. She also became the first WNBA player to record back-to-back games of 20+ points and 10+ assists.

Caitlin Clark's feed inside to Natasha Howard for the and-1 is tonight's @StateFarm Assist of the Game pic.twitter.com/TFG4OxxxDz
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) June 20, 2025

Clark helped pick up the slack on Thursday in the absence of Fever coach Stephanie White, who missed the game due to personal reasons. Assistant coach Austin Kelly took over against the Valkyries, saying the team was ready to rally together.

"It's going to be the same. I think we are an extension of each other," Kelly said Thursday via Kendra Andrews of ESPN. "The message is still the same that we talk about in the locker room: playing for each other, getting it done on the defensive end and then having that help fuel us on the offensive end. But the vibes are good."

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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