Indiana Fever will take on Minnesota Lynx in 2025 Commissioner’s Cup final

The GIST: Last night’s six-game slate was pure cinema, notably locking in the Commissioner’s Cup final before two teams go head-to-head for $500K on July 1st. Read on for who’s through, plus other buzzy headlines from around the WNBA.

🏆 Indiana Fever to face Minnesota Lynx in Commissioner’s Cup championship: The Fever are heading to the W’s in-season tourney final for the first time, clinching their spot with last night’s testy 88–71 win over the Connecticut Sun, while the red-hot reigning Cup champion Lynx earned their berth with a 76–62 win over the struggling Las Vegas Aces. Can’t wait.

👀 Guess who’s back, back again?: Trooper Kaitlyn Chen is officially back in the WNBA, re-signing with the Golden State Valkyries ahead of last night’s 80–71 L to the Dallas Wings. It's all love between former teammates — especially when a certain NCAA legend is in the house.

🙌 Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese cashes in: Criticized by social media trolls for grabbing rebounds off her own missed shots, Reese is hoping to turn those so-called “mebounds” into money, filing a trademark for the phrase on Monday. Iconic.

📺 Caitlin Clark’s return + defending champ NY Liberty = appointment television: The Fever’s 102–88 Saturday win over the Libs averaged 2.2M viewers, making it the third most-watched WNBA game ever on ABC.

🔜 Alyssa Thomas returns to Connecticut tonight at 7 p.m. ET: For the first time since leaving the Sun in the offseason, the former franchise star and triple-double machine is returning to Mohegan Sun Arena, now leading the Phoenix Mercury. Popcorn at the ready.