Paul Pierce says Caitlin Clark has officially toughened up in her second WNBA season, standing up for herself and setting the tone.

Last year, Clark put up 19.2 points and a WNBA-high 8.4 assists a game while earning an All-Star berth and the Rookie of the Year award. The Fever, who hadn't made the playoffs since 2016, went 20-20 and returned to the postseason, where they were swept in the first round by the Connecticut Sun.

Caitlin Clark maintained her hot start to the new WNBA season on Tuesday – making history in the process – but the Indiana Fever fell to their first defeat of the 2025 season against the Atlanta Dream,