Clark & Boston Ready for World Cup

Clark & Boston Ready for World Cup

September 3, 2026 · 45 min · Episode 1586

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Alex Golden and Casey Johnson discuss Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston's participation in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup and its implications for the WNBA season.

Alex Golden and Casey Johnson are back for another episode of Fever Focus, and with the WNBA hitting pause, two of Indiana's biggest stars are taking their talents to the international stage! Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston are representing Team USA at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, giving the Fever's young duo an opportunity to compete alongside—and learn from—some of the best players in the world. Alex and Casey discuss what they're most excited to see from Clark and Boston with Team USA, what roles they could play and how spending time around so many accomplished players could help both of them grow before returning to Indiana for the final stretch of the season. But the World Cup also creates one of the strangest wrinkles of the WNBA season: a three-week stoppage right before the playoffs. Alex and Casey have a lengthy debate about the break, whether it's good for the league and what changes could be made in the future to prevent such a long interruption in the middle of a season that's building toward its biggest games. While Clark and Boston are competing overseas, Kelsey Mitchell gets three valuable weeks away from game action. Could the extended rest be exactly…

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