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Indiana Pacers+NBA and Indiana Fever+WNBA beat writer. Now: @ForbesSports @CircleCitySpin @TheIXSports. Past: SB Nation, On SI, B/R, more. Locked On Pacers.
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How is Raven Johnson getting better for the Indiana Fever? By dancing, always

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By Tony East 
| The IX Sports Podcast
INDIANAPOLIS — Glance in Raven Johnson‘s direction at any given moment and you’ll see one of two things: basketball or dancing. The Indiana Fever rookie can’t help it. In warmups before a game, she’ll bust out a move while in the back of the layup line. While limbering up before practice, she’ll work in a routine to go along with her stretches. Before the more serious basketball parts come, Johnson is grooving. Then, she’s playing.
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How Indiana Fever turned a loss into a meeting, then the meeting into success

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By Tony East 
| The IX Sports Podcast
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fever were tested over the past week. Mentally and tactically, they had work to do. On May 30, they played their eighth game of the season and were thumped by the Portland Fire. In a 16-point loss, the Fever gave up 100 points and shot the ball horribly from deep. They strayed from their identity and lost by more than 3 points for the first time this season. The Fever were clearly frustrated.
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Caitlin Clark and Stephanie White shrug off Indiana Fever bench spat

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By Tony East 
| The IX Sports Podcast
INDIANAPOLIS — About 45 minutes after the Indiana Fever were defeated by the Portland Fire on Saturday night, videos began circulating on social media showing an emotive exchange between head coach Stephanie White and star guard Caitlin Clark on the bench during a timeout. The clip, less than half a minute in total length, shows White giving forceful instruction to her team, Clark responding by putting her arms up in the air, then White asking rookie guard Raven Johnson to check in for Clark.
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