Basketball is booming in the city of Indianapolis. With the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals and the Indiana Fever galvanizing the WNBA, the demand for merchandise has been through the roof.
Demand For Pacers & Fever Merch Forces Store To Scale Back
just dropped off new Pacers crewnecks to the team store and they're basically already gone pic.twitter.com/b9N21sK8l6
— Homefield (@HomefieldApparl) June 5, 2025
Whether it’s a Tyrese Haliburton jersey or a Caitlin Clark shirt, the demand for Pacers and Fever merchandise has reached a breaking point.
The Pacers and Fever are owned by the Pacers Sports & Entertainment and play in Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Therefore, the teams share an online store.
As the Pacers progress in the postseason and Clark’s popularity grows, the store is receiving 1,000 orders per night.
It’s so crazy that the team store has been forced to temporarily scale back numerous products to ensure orders go out on time.
“Due to the extremely high volume of online orders, we’re temporarily scaling back the number of products listed on our website to ensure we can fulfill existing orders as quickly as possible,” the message reads on the team store site. “We know waiting isn’t fun, and we truly appreciate your patience as we work hard to get your gear into your hands. The full selection of Pacers and Fever product is still available in the Gainbridge Fieldhouse store.”
The Pacers and Fever have been supporting each other for the past few months. Clark and her teammates have attended numerous Pacers’ playoff games. The same can be said for Haliburton and Co., who have been spotted at several Fever games.
While speaking with Front Office Sports, Todd Taylor, president of business operations for Pacers Sports & Entertainment, explained how the two teams’ success has led to these merchandise demands.
“It’s impossible to prepare for something like this,” Taylor said. “We scaled back the number of products available online because we’ve been getting 1,000 orders per night online—often multiple items per order. Each day, we need to restock the store so we have merchandise available for games in the arena.”
Pacers And Fever Look To Keep It Rolling
"Tyrese Haliburton has every intention of playing tonight..
He's fully intending to be out there tonight"@ShamsCharania #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/JUD2YEKBBH
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) June 19, 2025
All eyes in Indiana are on the Pacers, who host Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. The Pacers are down 3-2 in the series to the Thunder, who can close it out tonight.
The health of Haliburton has been the biggest storyline since Game 5. The All-NBA point guard is dealing with a calf strain, making him questionable to play in Game 6.
Charania appeared on The Pat McAfee Show and reported that Haliburton has “every intention of playing tonight.”
Meanwhile, the Fever are 6-5 on the season, but more importantly, Clark has returned from injury after missing five games.
Clark’s first game back came in Saturday’s 102-88 win over the New York Liberty. It was the Liberty’s first loss of the season.
Clark finished with 32 points, eight rebounds, and nine assists in the victory.
The game also peaked with 2.8 million viewers, the third-highest rating in WNBA history on ABC.
