Caitlin Clark is expected to be in the lineup Saturday when the Indiana Fever host the reigning WNBA champion New York Liberty

She’s working her way back, and I felt like today was better than yesterday in terms of movement and balance, and she’s getting back into a rhythm, timing — all of those things,” Fever head coach Stephanie White told reporters on Friday.

Indiana Fever fans (and the women's basketball community as a whole) are rejoicing on Friday, after head coach Stephanie White asserted that star guard Caitlin

The Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever are joined at the hip. So are their two biggest stars: point guards Tyrese Haliburton and Caitlin Clark. That isn't changing anytime soon, if ever.

Throughout the NBA playoffs, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has been a fixture at Indiana Pacers games. The Pacers are 8-0 this postseason when Clark attends a game, and many fans have labeled the 23-year-old Iowa alum as Indiana’s good-luck charm.

Caitlin Clark‘s absence is having an effect on the WNBA both on the court and in terms of TV viewership. According to USA Today, the number of people watching nationally televised games has dropped by a significant 55 percent since the Indiana Fever star guard’s injury on May 24 due to a strained left quad.

In Game 3, Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark was in attendance. She has attended eight games throughout the playoffs and her presence has made a shocking impact. During the eight games that she has appeared at Indiana home games, the Pacers have gone 8-0 in the postseason. She's apparently their good luck charm.

The Indiana Fever opened the season 2–2 through their first four games with sophomore guard Caitlin Clark on the floor. In her absence, the Fever have gone 2–3, entering Saturday’s rematch against New York with a 4–5 record.