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. Just recently, Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens were courtside for a Fever game. But no fellow athlete has been as supportive of CC and Co. as much as Indiana’s own Haliburton. And perhaps could that have led him to be somewhat biased in his assessment?

In his appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, the Olympic gold medalist seems to favor 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 to McAfee’s query as to the possibility of the Fever winning it all.

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

As for 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

In fact, tonight may have been the 3x NCAA season scoring leader’s roughest nights. CC finished the night with 16 points, six assists, and three 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 exact same minutes (35.3 minutes per game) 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 of 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.