Indiana Fever Star Sees Hot Streak Amid Caitlin Clark's Absence Overlooked for WNBA Award originally appeared on Athlon Sports. On Monday, the WNBA officially named New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu its Eastern Conference Player of the Month and Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx its Western Conference Player of the Month for July.

Indiana’s 5–0 record without Clark has helped them jump to No. 4 in ESPN’s latest WNBA power rankings, behind the New York Liberty (3), Atlanta Dream (2), and Minnesota Lynx (1), and up from No. 5 a week ago. This marks their highest ranking of the 2025 season, highlighting how effectively the team has adapted in Clark’s absence.

Indiana has played well without the injured Caitlin Clark, but Sparks, winners of eight of nine, hand the Fever a loss.