After missing five games due to a quad strain, Caitlin Clark returned to action on Saturday afternoon, and helped the Indiana Fever hand the reigning champion New York Liberty their first loss of the season in front of a raucous crowd inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

In her return to the court after missing the previous five games with an injury, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark dropped 32 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds while going 7-of-14 from beyond the arc as her team took down the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty 102-88.

Caitlin Clark didn't waste any time in her return to the court, bombing away deep 3-pointers vs. the WNBA's top team, New York Liberty.

Caitlin Clark sized up Breanna Stewart on the wing in the second quarter, crossed over and stepped back for a 3-pointer from 31 feet. After the preposterous triple splashed through the net, Clark ribbed the two-time MVP back down the court, and all Stewart could do was laugh.

Allisha Gray scored 23 points, Brionna Jones added a season-high 21 and the Atlanta Dream beat Indiana 77-58 on Tuesday night as the Fever again played without Caitlin Clark. Gray contributed a steal and a blocked shot in an 11-0 run in the third quarter that gave the Dream a 47-37 lead.

The Indiana Fever were holding their own in the first half of Tuesday’s game against Atlanta. They got down a little bit in the first quarter, struggling against Atlanta’s physicality at times, but always found a way to charge back into contention.

The Indiana Fever came crashing back down to earth on Tuesday night. After logging back-to-back wins, including a 79-52 blowout victory against Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky, the Fever suffered an embarrassing loss at the hands of the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday, 77-58.