Tyrese Haliburton may be the biggest fan of the Indiana Fever. Of course, the arrival of Caitlin Clark has certainly boosted the WNBA franchise’s popularity as well as the league’s broadcast numbers. Just recently, Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens were courtside for a Fever game. But no fellow athlete has been as supportive of the star rookie and her team as much as Indiana’s own Haliburton. And perhaps could that have led him to be somewhat biased in his assessment.

The Olympic gold medalist seems to favor Caitlin Clark over the reigning WNBA Finals MVP, A’ja Wilson, and her Aces. “Yeah, I would like to see it. I’ll be there. I mean, we are a young group. We’re growing. Some playoff experience will be good. I’m cheering for us to win,” Haliburton said in response on The Pat McAfee Show, hoping for the possibility of the Fever winning it all.

This comes in the wake of Tyrese Haliburton and Caitlin Clark’s boyfriend, Connor McCaffery, spotted cheering the Fever rookie during the September 4th game against the Sparks. It was another one of CC’s legendary nights in which she recorded her 100th career 3-pointer (fastest to do so) in the third quarter. Interestingly, McCaffery is also part of the Indiana Pacers‘ staff, having joined last season. Considering his and Haliburton’s mutual hoops interest, it wasn’t really surprising that the pair were seen together.

As for Caitlin Clark, she’s always had a tough run against the Aces. And tonight’s 86-75 fall to Las Vegas was no different.

Despite the out-and-out support of Tyrese Haliburton, Clark had a rough night

Tonight may have been the 3x NCAA season scoring leader’s roughest night. CC finished the night with 16 points, 6 assists, and 3 rebounds on 6-of-22 shooting from the field, and 1-of-10 from downtown. However, she was a perfect 3-of-3 from the charity stripe. Regardless, it was her rockiest shooting game this season. While it may not be a fair comparison, given that the Iowa alum is a WNBA rookie and Wilson is a 7-year vet, numbers do tell a story of their own.

For starters, both Caitlin and A’ja averaged the same minutes (35.3 minutes) on the floor in the two games they played this season.

But that’s where the similarity ends. Clark scored 10.5 points, dished out 9.0 assists, and grabbed 5.5 rebounds per game against the Aces this season. Wilson, on the other hand, averaged 28.5 points, 1.5 assists, and 12.0 rebounds vs the Fever. The 2023 WNBA champions meet the Fever once more on Friday night and hopefully, Clark can get going then. After all, she’s just getting started. But what do you make of Haliburton’s prediction? Can Indiana pull off the impossible? Let us know in the comments.

 Before you go, do not forget to check out this crossover between BG12 and Georgia Bulldogs star Asia Avinger.