Fans came to Minnesota in large numbers on Sunday, dressed as Caitlin Clark in support of the Indiana Fever.
They faced an upset against the first-place Minnesota Lynx thanks to a great performance from Aliyah Boston. The Fever rallied from a 60-53 deficit to outscore the Lynx by 14 points in the fourth quarter for an 81-74 victory.
The win was the eighth in 12 games for the Fever, who bounced back from a 3-10 start to an 11-14 record to advance to the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Lynx fell to 16-8, half a game behind the resurgent Las Vegas Aces for first place in the Western Conference.
It wasn’t necessarily a pro-Fever crowd, but there were so many fans at Target Center who sold tickets in support of the Fever that Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve was asked about the expected Fever fan base before the game. fight.
Here’s what she had to say when asked about the expected cheers for the road team:
“I don’t care about those two things,” Reeve said. “Not even a s***”
Cheryl Reeve was blunt when asked about fans cheering for opposing teams in Indiana during league home games