Caitlin Clark’s rookie season in the WNBA could be considered successful after leaving the Indiana Fever to finish with a 20-20 record and reaching the first round of the playoffs. Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier had thoughts on how that success is being met with national media coverage.
The Fever are expected to have 41 of its 44 games featured on a national broadcast or stream throughout the 2025 season.
The New York Liberty finished with the best record (32-8) in the Eastern Conference and beat the Minnesota Lynx in a five-game series to win the franchise’s first WNBA title. New York will have 32 games shown on television.
Napheesa Collier reacts to Fever’s national TV schedule
Collier was on ESPN’s ‘First Take’ on Tuesday morning and was asked about the Fever having more nationally televised games.
“People want to watch Caitlin play,” Collier said. “You have to put the people on TV that people want to see but at the same time, there are stars all over the league and you want good basketball as well.”
Collier, who plays for the Lynx, agrees that the Fever are deserving of the recognition because of Clark and the Fever’s roster potential for the upcoming season.
The team added veteran players with championship experience, such as Natasha Howard, DeWanna Bonner and Sydney Colson for the upcoming season.
“They will be a good team, but to not have the defending champions on TV more, I think, is crazy,” Collier said. “You don’t have to take games away from Indiana, but you can raise the level of TV games for other teams as well.”
The Lynx are scheduled to have 21 nationally televised games.
When do the Indiana Fever play?
The Fever will open the 2025 season at home against Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky on Saturday, May 17 at 3 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on ABC, ESPN+ and Disney+.