WNBA Receives Major News Amid Caitlin Clark Injury
The Indiana Fever continued to navigate their 2025 campaign without superstar guard Caitlin Clark, who has been sidelined with a left quadriceps strain sustained during the team's May 24 matchup against the New York Liberty. The injury initially came with a two-week recovery timeline. Clark has now missed four straight games as the organization takes a cautious approach to her return.
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Clark was notably absent from Indiana's June 7 win over Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky. Despite her absence, the Fever secured a decisive 79-52 victory behind a strong all-around team performance. Indiana controlled the game from start to finish, outscoring the Sky in every quarter and holding them to just 32% shooting.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22).Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Despite Clark's absence, the WNBA received good news after this game.
The June 7 contest between Indiana and Chicago drew 1.92 million viewers on CBS. This made it the third-most-watched WNBA game of 2025, trailing only the Fever's season opener against the Sky (2.7 million viewers) and their earlier contest against the Liberty (2.2 million viewers).
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Notably, all three top-ranked games featured the Fever, underlining the team's drawing power.
While Clark did not play in Saturday's game, her influence on the league remains substantial. WNBA fans have been eagerly awaiting her return, but still tuned in with her sidelined for this game between Indiana and Chicago.
Clark's return date remains unknown, although head coach Stephanie White confirmed that she's making progress towards her recovery and is "ready to start ramping back up" despite being officially ruled out for Indiana's game against the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday (via ESPN's Alexa Philippou).
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Related: Angel Reese's 3-Word Reaction to Devastating News After Indiana Fever Game
Related: Chicago Sky Had 5 Words Before Historic Indiana Fever Game
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 10, 2025, where it first appeared.
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