Valkyries Coach Explains What Fever Miss Without Caitlin Clark

The Indiana Fever are facing the Golden State Valkyries on August 31, in a match that has massive playoff implication for both teams. As it currently stands, the Fever have a 21-18 record (a .538 winning percentage), which puts them at the No. 6 seed. The Valkyries, on the other hand, have a 20-18 record (a .526 winning percentage), which means that if Golden State wins on Sunday, they'll take the Fever's place in the standings, with the 22-19 Seattle Storm (a .537 winning percentage) likely keeping their No. 7 spot with a little under two weeks to go in the regular season. While the Fever have gutted out two consecutive wins in similar circumstances in their past two games (on August 26 against the Storm and on August 29 against the Los Angeles Sparks), this one might be the most important contest of all. And they'll have to face Golden State without star guard Caitlin Clark, who is inactive for her 18th straight game. The Fever last played the Valkyries on July 9, which was the first game that Caitlin Clar