The brief congratulatory post arrives less than 24 hours after the Fever's narrow 91-90 loss to the Atlanta Dream. The Fever closed out the 2024 campaign with a 20-20 record, marking their highest win total since 2015 and securing the franchise’s first playoff berth since 2016, playing behind Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark.

The Indiana Fever star still has ground to cover to break into the top five. Tamika Catchings ranks fifth with 3,316 rebounds, with Lisa Leslie and Candice Dupree just behind her at sixth (3,307) and seventh (3,149), respectively.

Following the loss, Clark did not hold back from criticizing the WNBA officials in the game. Early on, Indiana head coach Stephanie White had to burn both of her challenges to overturn clearly incorrect calls. That left the Fever with no challenges later in the game.