Following the loss, Clark did not hold back from criticizing the WNBA officials in the game. Early on, Indiana head coach Stephanie White had to burn both of her challenges to overturn clearly incorrect calls. That left the Fever with no challenges later in the game.

The superstars for the Dream and Fever shined Tuesday night, but Atlanta forward Brittney Griner led her team to the victory over Indiana and star guard Caitlin Clark. Griner led the Dream with 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds with two assists. With her eight rebounds, Griner moved into 20th place on the WNBA's all-time rebounding list.

Caitlin Clark maintained her hot start to the new WNBA season on Tuesday – making history in the process – but the Indiana Fever fell to their first defeat of the 2025 season against the Atlanta Dream,