Caitlin Clark credentialed as Pacers photographer as LeBron James, Lakers go to Indiana

The way forward for Indiana skilled basketball was in Gainbridge Wednesday night time, although neither of them took the court docket.

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark took her shot at Wednesday’s Lakers-Pacers recreation. But this time from behind the digicam.

Wearing a Pacers photographer’s vest, the two-time WNBA All-Star was noticed sitting baseline with different working photographers alongside her.

It wasn’t the primary time Clark labored a recreation as a workforce photographer. Clark solely appeared in 13 video games in the course of the 2025 season attributable to a sequence of accidents. While she was unable to affix her teammates on the court docket, Clark was armed with a digicam, supporting them from the sidelines.

In March, Clark made her USA basketball senior workforce debut on the FIBA Women’s World Qualifying Tournament in Puerto Rico. Though she solely began one recreation, Clark broke 14 FIBA data whereas averaging 11.6 factors and 6.4 assists per recreation. She was additionally named the match’s most respected participant.

Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton returned to the bench for the primary time since coach Rick Carlisle introduced Haliburton was away from the workforce with shingles. The two-time All-NBA choice will miss your complete 2025-26 season as he rehabilitates from rupturing his proper Achilles tendon in Game 7 of final 12 months’s NBA Finals, which Indiana misplaced to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Haliburton’s absence has left an enormous void for the Pacers, who’re ending one in all their worst seasons in workforce historical past. Indiana entered Wednesday with the NBA’s worst win proportion (.222). On Monday, the Pacers snapped a 16-game shedding streak by beating the Orlando Magic. The earlier franchise file was 13 consecutive losses in December and January.

Haliburton mentioned earlier this season that he spent a part of his rehabilitation understanding with Clark. Both gamers have used their time away from the court docket to work on their our bodies and hone hobbies. In Haliburton’s case, he’s discovered time to discover ways to DJ, joined Amazon Prime as a participant contributor, collaborated along with his shoe sponsor Puma on new colorways, and been a veteran voice for Pacers teammates who undoubtedly miss his on-court presence.

In addition to images, Clark has dabbled in golf, a talent she showcased in final 12 months’s The ANNIKA’s pro-am with Fever teammate Sophie Cunningham. Clark’s group tied for thirty sixth within the occasion however had loads of enjoyable doing so.

Both her and Haliburton’s returns to the court docket in 2026 are extremely anticipated.

Clark’s return may even begin on time after the WNBA and the league’s gamers agreed to a brand new collective bargaining settlement this month. The WNBA’s thirtieth season suggestions off on May 8, with the Fever’s common season set to start May 9 with a go to to the Dallas Wings. But there’s nonetheless loads to do between at times, together with the WNBA growth draft on April 3 for the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo, in addition to free company, the faculty draft and coaching camp.