When Caitlin Clark is ready to return from her third injury of the season, the Indiana Fever plan to share the news.
Until then, Clark is out — including Thursday’s home game with the Las Vegas Aces — until further notice with no timetable for her return from a right groin injury.
Clark has played in only 13 of 24 games. She missed three weeks with a left quad strain and then a left groin injury sidelined her for two weeks. When she came back it was a brief break from the trainer’s room.
The Fever entered Thursday at 12-12, a half-game behind the sixth-place Aces (12-11).
Indiana called off a scheduled shootaround Thursday morning and takes the court against Las Vegas following a 14-point loss to the Liberty in New York on Tuesday. Clark traveled with the team and met with doctors in New York.
Clark missed last weekend’s WNBA All-Star Game and said during the media sessions that the rash of injuries was unfamiliar, reminding her she’s mortal.
“This is the first time I haven’t felt like a young body that can run around and sprint every day and just continue to do that,” Clark said. “Being a professional athlete, you really have to take care of both your body and your mind — it’s been a journey learning about that.”
Clark is averaging 16.5 points, 8.8 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game but can’t shake a shooting slump she credits partially to her leg injuries. For the season, she’s shooting just 36.7 percent from the field and 27.9 percent from 3-point range.
–Field Level Media
