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Alexa PhilippouJul 4, 2025, 06:27 PM ET
- Covers women's assemblage hoops and the WNBA
- Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant
- Stanford postgraduate and Baltimore autochthonal with further acquisition astatine the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer
Indiana Fever prima Caitlin Clark volition miss her 5th consecutive crippled with a near groin wounded aft the squad ruled her retired of Saturday's matchup against the Los Angeles Sparks.
It volition beryllium the ninth regular-season crippled missed by Clark, and 10th wide including the Commissioner's Cup final. She antecedently sat retired 5 games earlier successful the play due to the fact that of a near quad strain and had returned to look successful 5 games earlier the groin injury. Before this year, Clark hadn't missed clip crossed her collegiate oregon nonrecreational careers.
Fever manager Stephanie White said astatine signifier connected Friday that Clark had gone done semi-live shooting drills but hadn't gone full-speed successful signifier yet. White added Clark was going to beryllium evaluated Saturday morning, but was listed arsenic retired Friday evening successful the Fever's wounded report.
Clark, the 2024 No. 1 pick, is averaging 18.2 points, 8.9 assists and 5.0 rebounds successful 9 games this season, shooting 39.0% from the tract and 29.5% from 3-point range. She was precocious named an All-Star starter and skipper by virtuousness of receiving the astir instrumentality votes.
Indiana (9-8) kicked disconnected a five-game homestand Thursday with a resounding triumph implicit the Las Vegas Aces. After Saturday's tilt against the Sparks, they volition look the Golden State Valkyries connected Wednesday.
