INDIANA FEVER
On Sunday, Caitlin Clark will be returning home.
The Indiana Fever superstar will once again take the court at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa — where she shined for four years for the Hawkeyes and became the all-time Division I career scoring leader — when her team squares off against the Brazilian women’s basketball national team in a preseason game.
It will be Clark’s first game in the venue since a 64-54 win against West Virginia in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, a game in which Clark, the two-time national player of the year, scored 32 points.
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Since then, Clark led Iowa to a second consecutive national championship game appearance, became the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft and enjoyed a stellar rookie campaign in which she averaged 19.2 points and a WNBA-best 8.4 assists per game on her way to earning first-team All-WNBA honors and winning the WNBA Rookie of the Year award.
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Here’s how to watch the Indiana Fever vs. Brazil game today, including the start time, TV schedule and streaming information:
Indiana Fever vs. Brazil live updates, highlights
Caitlin Clark drains first 3-pointer
In what’s undoubtedly a familiar sight for the thousands crammed into Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Caitlin Clark made her first shot of the day, coming off a screen and appearing to absorb some contact to drain a 3-pointer from the top of the key for the first points of the game.
Is Cailin Clark playing today?
In the hours leading up to the Fever’s game against Brazil, there had still been a question of whether Caitlin Clark’s Iowa homecoming would include her actually playing in the game.
On that front, the home fans in Iowa City got some good news, as Clark was listed as available on the Fever’s pregame availability report.
Clark missed the Fever’s preseason opener against the Washington Mystics with a left leg injury, something Clark described as “a little bit of tightness.” She went through warmups with the team and wasn’t wearing a brace.
“She had a lot of progress in the last 24 hours, and that was our goal,” Fever coach Stephanie White said Saturday. “Our goal is to see how she progresses every day, so we’ll see what happens and see how she feels after the workouts that she went through today, and then hopefully she’ll be ready tomorrow.”
What channel is Indiana Fever vs. Brazil on today?
- TV channel: ESPN
- Livestream: ESPN app | ESPN+ | Fubo (free trial)
The Fever’s game against the Brazilian national team will air on ESPN.
Streaming options for the game includes the ESPN app, ESPN+ — ESPN’s subscription streaming service — and Fubo, the last of which offers a free trial for potential subscribers.
Watch Indiana Fever vs Brazil live with Fubo (free trial)
Indiana Fever vs. Brazil start time today
- Date: Sunday, May 4
- Start time: 4 p.m. ET
- Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa City, Iowa)
The Fever and the Brazilian national team are scheduled to tip off at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 4 from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on the campus of the University of Iowa.
Indiana Fever vs. Brazil predictions, picks, odds
Odds courtesy of BetMGM.
- Spread: Fever (-34.5)
- Over/under: 152.5 points
Prediction: Fever 109, Brazil 82
Clark and the improved roster around her will put on a show against a solid Brazilian national team, albeit one that doesn’t feature an active WNBA player.
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Indiana Fever schedule 2025
Sunday’s game against Brazil is the second of three preseason games for the Fever, who will wrap up their preseason slate on Saturday, May 10 against the Atlanta Dream.
Below is a look at the Fever’s first five games of the 2025 WNBA regular season. To see Indiana’s full 2025 schedule, click here.
All times Eastern
- Saturday, May 17: vs. Chicago Sky, 3 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 20: vs. Atlanta Dream, 7 p.m.
- Thursday, May 22: at Atlanta Dream, 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, May 24: vs. New York Liberty, 1 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 28: at Washington Mystics, 7:30 p.m.
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