Caitlin Clark felt 'sick' hearing Fever fans boo head coach Stephanie White following her pregame rant

Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham are giving the WNBA exactly what every league says it wants: attention, rivalry, ratings, personality, memes, and real fan emotion.

Entering Tuesday's WNBA action, the Indiana Fever sat tied atop the Eastern Conference standings at 20-12 on the year. The team also happens to lead the league in points scored per game with the two-headed monster of Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark leading the charge.

Overall, things should be pretty great for Fever head coach Stephanie White and her squad with the WNBA playoffs in sight.

In reality, the situation in Indiana is completely unsettled, and White was reminded of that on Tuesday night when some fans booed her during pregame introductions ahead of the Fever's home contest against the New York Liberty.

Head coach Stephanie White of the Indiana Fever looks on against the Chicago Sky during the first half at United Center on August 08, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

FEVER COACH STEPHANIE WHITE LAUNCHES FIERY DEFENSE OF HERSELF AFTER SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM HIT

Clark addressed the boos her head coach received during her postgame press conference following Indiana's 106-92 win, and she was none too pleased.

"I hated that our fans booed her before the game," Clark explained. "That made me a little sick, to be honest. We're going to ride for her, and we're always going to have her back," Clark continued. "That's never going to tear our locker room apart."

White hearing some boos while being introduced in her own team's building came shortly after she delivered quite the pregame rant about Indiana's Sophie Cunningham and the hard foul she took over the weekend from Chicago's DiJonai