The Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark have successfully reached the WNBA playoffs, thereby concluding their seven-year playoff drought. “We Are In!”

The basketball team’s drought was the longest active drought in the league’s history.

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have a great deal to celebrate now that they have secured a guaranteed position in the WNBA playoffs, which has put an end to a protracted drought.

The Fever’s fate was verified on Tuesday, Sept. 3, following the Atlanta Dream and Chicago Sky’s losses to the Phoenix Mercury and Las Vegas Aces, respectively.

The longest active drought in the league’s history has been put to an end after seven years of failure to qualify for the championship series. The Fever are poised to participate in the tournament for the first time since 2016.

The team announced on X (formerly Twitter) that they had secured a spot in the 2024 @WNBA playoffs, stating, “We’re in.”

Clark responded to the news by reposting the Fever’s update on her Instagram Stories. She has been having a record-breaking rookie season since being drafted first by Indiana in April.

It is the longest current drought in the WNBA, as the Indiana basketball team has failed to reach the playoffs from 2017 to 2023, as reported by USA Today.

The Chicago Sky and the team also shared the record for the longest postseason drought in history. The outlet reported that the latter failed to capitalize on seven consecutive tournament opportunities from 2006 to 2013.

However, the Fever will now be eligible to participate in the semifinals when the tournament commences on September 22. As reported by USA Today, “even if Indiana were to lose each of its last seven games [between now and the end of the regular season on Sept. 19], it would still be in the playoffs.”

Clark, a 22-year-old player, has established WNBA records for the most assists by a rookie in an All-Star Game, the most assists in a single game, and the most three-pointers by a single-season freshman during her rookie season with the Fever, according to ESPN.

The outlet also reported that she became the quickest player to reach 350 points and 150 assists during a WNBA season, and achieved the first triple-double by a rookie.

In July, she and Angel Reese of the Sky won the WNBA All-Star Game at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. They defeated the U.S. Olympic team with a score of 117-109.

Meanwhile, the Indiana Fever has seven games remaining in the current season. The Los Angeles Sparks will be their next opponent on Wednesday, September 4, followed by the Minnesota Lynx on Friday, September 6.