Wherever Caitlin Clark went in the 2024 WNBA Draft, attention was sure to follow.
Clark had captivated audiences during her stellar four-year career at the University of Iowa, setting the NCAA's career points record while leading the Hawkeyes to consecutive national championship games on the strength of her explosive shooting and classy playmaking.
As it turned out, Clark headed to Indiana with the first overall pick after the Fever won the draft lottery. And ever since, as Fever guard Lexie Hull explains, Indiana has had a target on its back -- even when injuries limited Clark to only 13 games in 2025.
"I think there is a level of jealousy when it comes to the Fever, just because of the media attention and the fans that have shown up for us ever since Caitlin got here,” Hull told Glamour in an interview published Monday.
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The Fever have done more winning than they have in years since Clark arrived. Indiana has made consecutive playoff appearances after an eight-year, pre-Clark drought; the Fever stunned observers by pushing the Las Vegas Aces to a winner-take-all Game 5 in this season's semifinals, when Indiana played without Clark, Chloe Bibby, Sydney Colson, Sophie Cunningham and Aari McDonald.
Hull has been a key cog in the Fever's resurgence. A strong shooter who took part in the 3-Point Contest at All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis over the summer, the former Stanford standout averaged a career-best 7.2 points in 27 minutes per game under new head coach Stephanie White. She was also one of the team's best defenders.
That growth -- and effort -- was needed, as Hull explained that the Fever got everyone's best shot every night.
“We’ve heard people and players and teams talking in their locker room about, ‘We can’t let the Fever win,’” Hull said after a season in which Indiana won a franchise-record 24 regular-season games.
With Clark returning to health in 2026, the Fever will be among the championship favorites, seeking to end a drought that stretches back to 2012. And Hull is ready for the fight.
“I will put my body on the line and I will try everything. I will stand up for whoever,” Hull told Glamour. “As competitors, that’s just what you do when you show up—whoever’s on your side of the line, that’s who you fight for.”
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