Is Caitlin Clark playing today? Indiana Fever injury report vs Storm
The Indiana Fever (16-12) return to action with a Sunday date out on the West Coast against the Seattle Storm (16-12).
For the first time since June of 2015, the Fever are four games above .500. Indiana wound up advancing to the WNBA Finals that season before falling to the Minnesota Lynx.
While Indiana is playing some of its best basketball of the season, the Fever are doing so minus one of their biggest pieces in star guard Caitlin Clark. Clark has been dealing with a right groin injury that has sidelined her since July 15.
Is she finally back into the fold on Sunday? No, Clark has officially been ruled out per Angela Moryan of WISH News 8.
Sunday's absence makes it seven straight games missed for Clark, dating back to the final game before the WNBA's All-Star break.
The 6-foot guard has now missed 16 regular season games and 17 games overall, including the WNBA Commissioner's Cup final. Clark has been dealing with injury woes dating back to the preseason.
The Iowa alum missed the Fever's first preseason game with a left leg injury. Then, a left quadriceps strain cost Clark five games from May 28-June 10. That was followed by a left groin injury that sidelined Clark for four regular season games and the WNBA Commissioner's Cup final from June 26-July 5.
In the first episode of her new "Show Me Something" podcast, Fever guard Sophie Cunningham commented on her teammate's injury struggles.
"It is her groin, but it's such like a weird injury,' Cunningham said on her podcast when asked about Clark's return. 'She's not in pain all the time. But when you do hurt it you're out for another...So I think they're trying to be like extra cautious so she doesn't kind of have those little setbacks."
In 13 games played, Clark is averaging 16.5 points, 8.8 assists, 5 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game on 36.7% field goal shooting and 27.9% 3-point accuracy.
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