Caitlin Clark ties Ionescu on WNBA all-time triple-double list
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- Caitlin Clark posted her fourth career triple-double (26 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals) in a 112-98 win over Portland, tying Sabrina Ionescu for third on the WNBA's all-time triple-double list behind Alyssa Thomas (20) and Jessica Shepard (5).
- Clark became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 1,500 points and 500 assists, doing so in 78 games, after bouncing back from a 3-for-19 start to July with a career-high 45-point game against Seattle on July 17.
- The Indiana Fever improved to 19-10 (No. 4 in the standings) and set a WNBA record with five consecutive 100-point games, with Kelsey Mitchell tying Diana Taurasi for the second-longest streak of 20-plus point games at 13 in a row.
- Coach Stephanie White credited Clark's improvement on the defensive glass, noting she told Clark she had to "go find" the ball on the defensive end rather than waiting for it to come to her.
- Sunday's game against the top-ranked Minnesota Lynx (1 p.m. ET, ABC) is the Fever's first true test — three of their five straight wins came against teams well below .500 (Seattle 6-25, Connecticut 7-22, Portland 10-18), plus a struggling 16-13 Liberty squad.
- Sophie Cunningham's viral comments against transgender participation in women's sports prompted rallies in support of her views before recent games; another rally is planned before Sunday's Lynx game, and the Fever have not made Clark available for postgame press since the rallies began.
- White said there is "frustration" that the focus isn't on basketball but framed the controversy as a "growth edge" the league must navigate through conversation.
Why it matters: Sunday's matchup against top-ranked Minnesota is the first legitimate test of Indiana's streak — the source explicitly notes the schedule has been forgiving, with two wins over Seattle (6-25), one over Connecticut (7-22), and wins over a struggling Liberty and a losing Portland squad — meaning a win against the Lynx would validate the surge while a loss would expose it as schedule-inflated.
