Before the exhibition began, Clark sat down for a pregame press conference, discussing her return to Iowa City to play in front of a familiar crowd. During one question, Clark had a warning for the WNBA officials, telling them to "swallow their whistle," according to USA Today's Meghan L. Hall.

Caitlin Clark has returned to the Indiana Fever ahead of their first preseason game this weekend where the superstar guard will come up against a player who was said to replace her

Still, this marks a historic step for Clark and the league, becoming the first-ever WNBA game at CHA. Not only that, but Fever vs. Brazil, broadcast on ESPN, also marked one of the four WNBA preseason games to be nationally televised this year, another new record.