Mere hours after a Game 2 win at Madison Square Garden, Indiana Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton made it home in time for the Indiana Fever game. He supported Caitlin Clark and company as they took on the defending champion New York Liberty at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon.

Professional basketball in Indiana is reaching new heights. The Indiana Fever are off to a promising start in the WNBA, led by rookie star Caitlin Clark, while the Indiana Pacers have taken a commanding 2-0 series lead over the New York Knicks after securing another road win at Madison Square

Caitlin Clark says it's a great time to be a basketball fan in Indiana. It's enough to turn Clark, one of the state's biggest stars, into a fan during the NBA playoffs.Clark said before the Indiana Fever's WNBA game at the Atlanta Dream on Thursday night that she was so caught up in the Pacers' come-from-behind 138-135 overtime win at the New York Knicks on Wednesday night that she took video of her reaction to the signature play — Tyrese Haliburton's jumper that sent Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals into overtime.