The buzziest headlines from a jam-packed weekend of WNBA action

The GIST: Whether it was the league’s first-ever statue unveiling or an expansion logo tattoo, the W movers and shakers are celebrating the past and future. Now, let’s lock in on the present.

❤️‍🩹 Indiana Fever “hope” Caitlin Clark will make regular-season return: Clark didn’t travel to Connecticut for yesterday’s 99–93 overtime win against the bottom-of-the-barrel Sun, and has so far played just 13 of 35 games this season while dealing with injuries to her left quad and both her left and right groin. Now with less than a month ’til the playoffs, there’s still no timeline for her return.

• The news is part of a barrage of blows for the Fever, who saw Sophie Cunningham exit yesterday’s game after losing both of their back-up point guards to season-ending injuries, all while losing two of their last three games.

🇨🇦 More than 15K fans attend WNBA Canada Game: If the Seattle Storm’s 80–78 Friday win over the Atlanta Dream in Vancouver was any indication, The Great White North is so much more than a hockey nation; it’s a hoops haven. And that’s exceptional news for the Toronto Tempo, who’ll debut in 2026 with games in the Six and across the country.

🔥 Golden State Valkyries become winningest expansion team in WNBA history: Yes, the Valks lost 79–63 to the Atlanta Dream last night, but Friday’s 90–59 win over the Chicago Sky secured them a spot in the history books, giving them a record 18 Ws on the season. Now let’s see if they can become the first expansion squad to compete in the postseason. If you build it, they will come win.