INDIANAPOLIS— At the Indiana Fever’s last home game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse before the All-Star break, a woman in the stands held up a sign informing the world she had come from Ireland to see the contest versus the Dallas Wings.

Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings will face Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever in this WNBA matchup on Sunday.

Before getting her own player edition from Nike, Clark had worn an array of Kobe models at the University of Iowa and with the Fever in her early WNBA career. The Nike Kobe sneakers worn by Caitlin Clark before the Indiana Fever's game against the Golden ...

Now, 100 years later, between a stunning Indiana Pacers run to the finals and the exploding popularity of the Indiana Fever, Naismith’s observation has never been more true.