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.

About two weeks ago, the Liberty survived their closest encounter to a loss yet at Indiana after they blew a double-digit lead in the second half and tailed by 12 in the fourth quarter. Natasha Cloud made the game-sealing, controversy-stirring stop on Clark as time expired.