While speaking to reporters following the Fever's team practice on Thursday, July 10, Clark's teammate Sophie Cunningham suggested that Peck wasn't entirely wrong, but with a key difference. It's not that the team is "more dangerous" without Clark, Cunningham explained; it's that "it's almost like two different teams."

ESPN’s Caitlin Clark Take Backfires The Indiana Fever, without Caitlin Clark, lost a nail-biter on Saturday night, falling 89–87 to the Los Angeles Sparks, who came into the game with a 5–13 record. But the bigger blow may have come off the court.