WNBA viewership has dipped in the days since star Indiana Fever point guard Caitlin Clark went down with a quad injury that's likely to sideline her for multiple weeks, but the quality of play across the league has maintained the earned moniker of primetime viewing even in her absence.

This isn't just another player getting hurt. Clark is the WNBA’s top financial driver who can't play or promote the league as she deals with injury.

With Caitlin Clark in attendance, the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals to reach the NBA Finals.

Caitlin Clark will miss at least the next two weeks due to injury, but she's still traveling to the nation's capital for the Indiana Fever's upcoming game against the Washington Mystics. Clark is currently nursing a left squad strain.

Caitlin Clark is not playing right now for the Indiana Fever, but she is still make her presence felt for the other professional basketball team in the state.

Marina Mabrey scored 15 of her 26 points in the third quarter, Tina Charles added 18 points and the Connecticut Sun snapped a five-game, season-opening losing streak with an 85-83 victory over the short-handed Indiana Fever on Friday night.

But Reese holds a major off-court edge when it comes to social media. She boasts 4.9 million Instagram followers, 1.7 million more than Clark’s 3.2 million. Reese also leads on X, with 690,000 followers to the Fever star's 515,300.

Caitlin Clark put the Pacers on a pedestal after their after Indiana rallied to beat the Knicks 138-135 in overtime to steal Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday night.