Heartening Video of Caitlin Clark on Fever Sideline Emerges as Star Misses 6th Game
Heartening Video of Caitlin Clark on Fever Sideline Emerges as Star Misses 6th Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Indiana Fever have already gotten their fill of games absent superstar point guard Caitlin Clark, but unfortunately a second injury in her second WNBA season will force them to stomach at least a little more.
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Clark sat out five contests earlier this year with a strained quad muscle she sustained on May 24. Indiana went 2-3 over that stretch.
Then Clark returned exactly three weeks later and the Fever smashed the New York Liberty, the league's last undefeated team at the time, by 14 points.
Clark finished the contest with 32 points, nine assists, eight rebounds, two blocks and a steal, as Indiana looked every bit the title contender that the vast majority of sportsbooks projected the franchise would be heading into the 2025 campaign.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (left) high-fives ex-teammate DeWanna Bonner (right).Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
However, the Fever are 2-2 since that victory and host the Los Angeles Sparks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Thursday.
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Clark will sit out the game, her sixth missed contest of the season, with a groin injury that the team caught during an MRI on Wednesday night.
"I think it's very much a day-to-day thing," Indiana head coach Stephanie White told reporters before Thursday's game, per Kendra Andrews of ESPN. "How she responds to treatment."
Video of Clark in street clothes with her teammates on the sidelines ahead of the contest began circulating on social media just minutes before tip off. As per usual, Clark appeared affable and supportive of the entire bench, handing out as many hugs and high-fives.
"Caitlin Clark (left groin) missing her sixth game this season," Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files captioned the reel of Clark that he shared to his X account.
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The Fever (7-7) entered the game against the Sparks (4-11) as 5.5-point favorites, even despite news of Clark's absence.
Related: Major Caitlin Clark News Emerges After Upsetting Injury Update
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 26, 2025, where it first appeared.
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