Fever's Clark (groin) downgraded to out vs. Liberty

NEW YORK -- Indiana Fever prima Caitlin Clark was downgraded to retired for Wednesday night's crippled against the New York Liberty successful Brooklyn due to the fact that of a close groin injury.

Clark's presumption for All-Star play festivities successful Indianapolis remains undecided. She was named a subordinate successful Friday's 3-point contention and was antecedently announced arsenic a starter and skipper for Saturday's All-Star Game.

Clark injured her close groin successful the last infinitesimal of Tuesday night's 85-77 triumph implicit the Connecticut Sun astatine Boston's TD Garden. Fever manager Stephanie White aboriginal told reporters Clark "felt a small thing successful her groin" and that she would beryllium evaluated.

After completing a bounce walk to teammate Kelsey Mitchell with astir 40 seconds left, Clark clutched the wrong of her close thigh earlier walking implicit and banging her caput against the stanchion successful evident frustration. She was visibly affectional arsenic she went to the Fever seat and placed a towel implicit her head.

Before this season, Clark had ne'er missed a crippled successful her assemblage oregon pro career. Wednesday's crippled volition people the 10th regular-season crippled she has missed (11th including the Commissioner's Cup final) with ailments truthful acold this summer, including 2 erstwhile injuries to her near quad and different to her near groin.

Indiana is 8-5 with Clark this play and 4-5 without her. The 2024 first-team all-WNBA enactment is averaging 16.5 points, 8.8 assists and 5.0 rebounds this season.