Indiana Fever Clinch Playoff Berth to End WNBA’s Longest Postseason Drought

Caitlin Clark will get to contend for a WNBA championship in her rookie year.

Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever looks for an opening against Odyssey Sims #6 of the Los Angeles Sparks in the third quarter at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. on Sept. 4, 2024. Dylan Buell/Getty Images

The magical season of Caitlin Clark with the Indiana Fever continues, and she can check off another achievement in her rookie year. However, this one came without her even taking the court, as the Fever clinched a WNBA playoff berth on Tuesday night without even playing a game.

Thanks to a pair of outcomes—the Las Vegas Aces defeating the Chicago Sky and the Phoenix Mercury defeating the Atlanta Dream—the Fever are into the playoffs. It ends a seven-year playoff drought for the franchise that was tied for the longest in WNBA history.