Why is Indiana Fever Game Delayed Tonight? Valkyries Reveal Truth Behind Shot-Clock Malfunction at Chase Center

On a night when the Fever met the Valkyries, Caitlin Clark wasn’t on the floor. The sidelined sophomore star stopped mid-journey to the locker room and shared hugs with familiar faces: Claire Kittle and fellow Iowa alum George Kittle, the San Francisco 49ers tight end who held courtside seats. It was classic Clark (always making time for friends and fans), only this time, the timing was unusual.

That embrace came not at the final buzzer, but in the middle of a game frozen by faulty shot clocks. Earlier in the day, a morning power outage had thrown the Chase Center’s systems out of sync. “Earlier today the Golden State Valkyries were delayed due to a technical issue with the shot clocks due to a power outage this morning,” the team said in a statement later shared by IndyStar’s Chloe Peterson. “Game play has resumed, and these issues will be addressed accordingly.”

The glitches began with 9:25 left on the clock, when the shot clock failed to reset after a Fever rebound. The play stopped for about five minutes as the crew tinkered and the crowd buzzed. The game resumed, only to stumble again less than a minute later with the same issue.

From the Valkyries regarding the shot clock issues: “Earlier today the Golden State Valkyries were delayed due to a technical issue with the shot clocks due to a power outage this morning. Game play has resumed, and these issues will be addressed accordingly.”

— Chloe Peterson (@chloepeterson67) September 1, 2025

This time, the pause stretched into a surreal 19-minute intermission. It was long enough for some players to drift back to the locker room, with the arena hanging in a hush…

(This is a developing story…)

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