Some players on the Indiana Fever, like Sophie Cunningham, have made waves this season for comments about transgender athletes, but star guard Caitlin Clark mostly wants to just talk ball.

Speaking to The Athletic, Clark was asked about being used as a “political football,” a term dubbed by NBA commissioner Adam Silver, and if she'd rather “sit down, talk ball, and leave it there.” She is focused on the game, but at the same time, she will always be her “authentic self.”

“I think that’s probably fair to say,” Clark conceded. “But at the same time, I understand every time I step up to the podium, there’s a responsibility. And I feel like I always try to approach it in the way of, I’m being my authentic self in every scenario that I can. And I’m trying to share parts of my life with you guys. And at the same time, trying to show you the passion and joy that I play with and my feelings, whatever that is.”

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Clark has been balling out in her third season in the WNBA. She made her third All-Star team in a row, and averaged a career-best 22.3 points per game in 2026. Additionally, she averaged four rebounds and 8.3 assists per game, which were both her lowest averages in a season.

Still, it was a vast improvement over Clark's sophomore slump. She only played in 13 games in 2025, averaging a career-low 16.5 points per game. The Fever made it to the playoffs as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference but lost to the Las Vegas Aces in the Semifinals.

The Fever finished the 2026 season 28-16 and in third place in the Eastern Conference. Only the Atlanta Dream (30-14) and the Washington Mystics (28-16) are ahead of them.