The WNBA postseason begins Sunday with four first-round matchups, and several teams feature notable storylines. Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers are set for their WNBA playoff debuts, marking their first postseason games in the league. Caitlin Clark also returns to the playoffs after missing last season due to injury.
Among the key matchups, Clark’s team, the Indiana Fever, plays the Las Vegas Aces in a rematch of last season’s semifinals. The coverage frames this as both a return for Clark and a test for Indiana against the Aces after a postseason gap created by her injury absence.
Across the sources provided, the emphasis is on the playoff schedule start date and the significance of these players’ postseason timing—highlighting Reese and Bueckers’ first appearances alongside Clark’s return—rather than on differing interpretations or disputes about game outcomes.
