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7 days ago
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Caitlin Clark's Brother Assigns Blame For Injury vs. Sun
Caitlin Clark's Brother Assigns Blame For Injury vs. Sun originally appeared on The Spun. Caitlin Clark just can't seem to shake off the injury bug this season. During Tuesday night's game between the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun, the former No. 1 pick from Iowa suffered a groin injury in the fourth quarter. Head coach Stephanie White confirmed that Clark is dealing with another injury following the team's 85-77 victory. She said Clark will be evaluated and the team will "see what happens from there." After the Fever-Sun game went final, Clark's younger brother Colin offered his thoughts on her latest injury. He believes the WNBA's officials are responsible for her groin injury. "Make no mistake, this is on the reffing," Colin Clark wrote in a recently-deleted post on X. An argument can be made that opposing teams are allowed to play a really physical brand of basketball against Clark. Could that be leading to her injuries? Maybe, but there's no real way to prove it. The Fever's coaching staff talked about the physical play Clark deals with on a nightly basis. "There's a level of physicality that they're able to play with against her," White said of Clark. "I'm not exactly sure why, but it just is what it is, and we've got to help her learn to adjust and use it against them in certain ways. We've got to find some ways to make it a little bit easier for her. But the level of physicality overall in our league has been at a different level than it's been for a long time." The All-Star break is coming up at the right time for Clark, that's for sure. As for her status for the 2025 All-Star Game, we'd have to imagine that's up in the air right Clark's Brother Assigns Blame For Injury vs. Sun first appeared on The Spun on Jul 16, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 16, 2025, where it first appeared.
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7 days ago
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Caitlin Clark's Brother Assigns Blame For Injury vs. Sun
Caitlin Clark's Brother Assigns Blame For Injury vs. Sun originally appeared on The Spun. Caitlin Clark just can't seem to shake off the injury bug this season. During Tuesday night's game between the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun, the former No. 1 pick from Iowa suffered a groin injury in the fourth quarter. Head coach Stephanie White confirmed that Clark is dealing with another injury following the team's 85-77 victory. She said Clark will be evaluated and the team will "see what happens from there." After the Fever-Sun game went final, Clark's younger brother Colin offered his thoughts on her latest injury. He believes the WNBA's officials are responsible for her groin injury. "Make no mistake, this is on the reffing," Colin Clark wrote in a recently-deleted post on X. An argument can be made that opposing teams are allowed to play a really physical brand of basketball against Clark. Could that be leading to her injuries? Maybe, but there's no real way to prove it. The Fever's coaching staff talked about the physical play Clark deals with on a nightly basis. "There's a level of physicality that they're able to play with against her," White said of Clark. "I'm not exactly sure why, but it just is what it is, and we've got to help her learn to adjust and use it against them in certain ways. We've got to find some ways to make it a little bit easier for her. But the level of physicality overall in our league has been at a different level than it's been for a long time." The All-Star break is coming up at the right time for Clark, that's for sure. As for her status for the 2025 All-Star Game, we'd have to imagine that's up in the air right Clark's Brother Assigns Blame For Injury vs. Sun first appeared on The Spun on Jul 16, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 16, 2025, where it first appeared.
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16-07-2025
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Sophie Cunningham Takes Blatant Elbow to Head in Heated Fever-Sun Game
Sophie Cunningham Takes Blatant Elbow to Head in Heated Fever-Sun Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The last time the Indiana Fever played the Connecticut Sun, Sophie Cunningham was ejected in the dying moments of the game after being assessed a Flagrant foul 2 on Jacy Sheldon. Cunningham appeared to have retaliated on behalf of Caitlin Clark, who got poked in the eye by Sheldon earlier in the game. Advertisement There was no love lost between Cunningham and the Sun on Tuesday as the two teams faced off again. At one point in the fourth quarter, Cunningham hit the deck after taking a blatant elbow to the head courtesy of Sun center Olivia Nelson-Ododa. Cunningham took the hit after getting caught up between two Connecticut players. Thankfully, Nelson-Ododa's elbow did not make direct contact with Cunningham's head. It was more of her arm hitting the side/back of Cunningham's head. The Fever guard shrugged it off and quickly got up after the hit. She immediately approached the referee to complain about the incident, which the game officials decided to overlook. Advertisement This was just one of the contentious moments during the fiery affair. In the third quarter, Fever star Aliyah Boston also hit the deck after former WNBA MVP Tina Charles took a swing at her while they were fighting for position down low. Clark was also involved in a heated moment with a game official in the second half. The reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year had to be held back after taking exception to what a referee said. As for the game, it was the Fever who came out on top again in this one. After a tightly contested affair, Indiana was able to secure an 85-77 victory to improve to 12-10 on the season. Related: Caitlin Clark Strongly Denies Rumor: 'That Was a Lie' Related: Congratulations Pouring In For Fever Star Sophie Cunningham Related: Caitlin Clark Reveals Honest Opinion on Boston Celtics: 'You Could Hate Them...' This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 16, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
16-07-2025
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WNBA Could Face Unwanted Caitlin Clark Decision as Deadline Nears
WNBA Could Face Unwanted Caitlin Clark Decision as Deadline Nears originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Caitlin Clark appeared to be in tears after she was forced to exit the Indiana Fever's game on Tuesday night against the Connecticut Sun. There was less than a minute remaining in the contest when the 23-year-old appeared to suffer a re-aggravation of the same groin injury that cost her two weeks on the sidelines in June and July. Advertisement While there has been no confirmation yet from the Fever with regard to the extent of the injury, it would not be a surprise if the team holds her out for an extended period if this is, indeed, a re-aggravation of the groin issue. This comes at a terrible time for the WNBA, which could now be forced to make an unfortunate decision ahead of the upcoming All-Star Weekend. The league announced on Tuesday — just hours before Clark suffered the injury — that the Fever star would take part in the 3-Point Contest on Friday. Clark herself expressed her excitement to participate in the competition for the first time in her career. The All-Star Game will succeed the 3-Point Contest on Saturday, with Clark previously being named as team captain after receiving the most fan votes. She also got the privilege of drafting her own squad, which includes her Fever teammates, Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell. Advertisement Clark's injury on Tuesday night, however, has put her status for both the 3-Point Contest and the All-Star Game in jeopardy. This means that the WNBA will potentially need to make a decision about who will replace the former Iowa star in both the shootout and the exhibition game if she's unable to participate. Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark could be forced to miss the WNBA All-Star weekend. David Butler II-Imagn Images The fact that Clark was holding back her tears suggests that the injury is concerning, and the harsh reality is that it appears unlikely she will be able to take the court for the All-Star weekend. Indianapolis will be hosting the festivities for the first time in history, and there's no denying that Clark was one of the biggest reasons behind the WNBA's decision to have Indianapolis host this year's event. Advertisement There is no doubt that whoever the WNBA picks to replace Clark will deserve to be there, but losing her is an undeniably massive blow all around. Related: Caitlin Clark Reveals Honest Opinion on Boston Celtics: 'You Could Hate Them...' Related: Sophie Cunningham Takes Blatant Elbow to Head in Heated Fever-Sun Game Related: Caitlin Clark Strongly Denies Rumor: 'That Was a Lie' This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 16, 2025, where it first appeared.
New York Post
16-07-2025
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Fan in Caitlin Clark jersey ejected from Fever-Sun game
A Fever fan was given the boot from TD Garden in Boston on Tuesday night after an incident involving Sun guard Saniya Rivers. A male fan was escorted from his courtside seat in the second quarter after he said something inappropriate to Rivers as she went to inbound the ball following a timeout. Rivers came off the sideline and alerted the referees of the situation before the officials started motioning to arena security to remove the fan. Advertisement Security then approached the fan, who was wearing a No. 22 Caitlin Clark jersey, to tell him he was being kicked out, and then a second security person came over to escort the fan up the stairs and out of the building. Fans around him booed and waved goodbye at him as he walked up the steps of the arena. Earlier reports had suggested that the fan in question had actually touched Rivers, but both the Sun and Rivers confirmed to reporters that that was not the case. Advertisement The fan had made a comment that warranted the ejection, Rivers had told reporters, according to the Hartford Courant. Rivers was in good spirits after the game, the outlet reported, and even joked that the fan had wasted money on a good seat only to get kicked out. Saniya Rivers of the Connecticut Sun gets into an altercation with an Indiana Fever fan during the first half at the TD Garden on July 15, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. Getty Images The fan's actions would violate the WNBA's Fan Code of Conduct, which states that attendees 'enjoy the basketball experience free from disruptive behavior, including foul or abusive language and obscene gestures.' Advertisement It also states that 'guests who engage in fighting, throwing objects or attempting to enter the court will be immediately ejected from the arena.' The ESPN broadcast of the Fever-Sun game also made mention of the delay as the fan was escorted out of the building. 'Another delay,' play-by-play broadcaster Pam Ward said on the air. 'A fan is being escorted out of the building. A fan that was close to the Sun bench. So that was the reason for that delay.' Connecticut Sun players Aneesah Morrow (24), Saniya Rivers (22), Bria Hartley (14), Tina Charles (31) and Leila Lacan (47) stands on the court during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Boston. AP Advertisement The Sun have not addressed what specifically happened between the fan and Rivers. The Fever came away with the win, 85-77, though Clark exited the game after appearing to re-aggravate a groin injury.
