Caitlin Clark says that she always dreamed of playing in the WNBA, and dreamed of playing in front of big crowds, but the seismic transformation she has inspired in women’s basketball has still taken her by surprise.

Before the Indiana Fever played the undefeated New York Liberty on Saturday, they were largely expected to lose. Even with Caitlin Clark returning from a quad injury, ESPN's Matchup Predictor gave them only a 35.