INJURY AFTER INJURY – Could Indiana Fever’s WNBA title hopes collapse due to overreliance on Caitlin Clark?
Caitlin Clark has been dominating the WNBA since returning from a quad strain earlier in the year that sidelined her from a couple of weeks. Averaging 18 points, nine rebounds, and five assists so far this year, it’s clear that Clark’s sensational rookie year with the Indiana Fever was no fluke, as she’s officially taken over the WNBA as the biggest star of the league.
However, the injury problems appear to be continuing for the former No. 1 overall pick.
On Thursday morning, the Fever announced that Clark would be sidelined with a groin injury ahead of their game against the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday night.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark
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This is the first reported instance of Clark suffering a groin injury in her career, so it likely isn’t something that stemmed from the quadriceps injury that held her out of action earlier this season.
Injuries have not commonly been an issue for Clark, who played all 139 games of her college career with the Iowa Hawkeyes. With the Fever, she has missed six games in her first season and change, with the seventh coming on Thursday night.
The Fever are 2-3 in games without Clark on the floor this season alone.
It has been an up-and-down season for Indiana, who has a 7-7 record so far this year, sitting in a tie for No. 6 in the WNBA standings. There is still a ton of time for the Fever to get things rolling and make a push into the postseason, but they need their star guard to be healthy in order to do that.
The Fever have a back-to-back on Thursday and Friday, with a game against the Dallas Wings following the matchup against the Sparks. We will see if Clark is healthy enough to suit up for that Friday night matchup, or if this groin injury is going to hold her out for extended time.
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