Caitlin Clark Progresses in Recovery, But Still Not Back on the Court
Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White reported on Monday about the progress of star Caitlin Clark, who is recovering from a right groin injury. Despite the improvement, Clark has not yet returned to training. Clark hasn’t played since suffering the injury in the last minute of the 85-77 victory against the Connecticut Sun on July 15. Team officials have already ruled her out for Tuesday’s game against the Dallas Wings. There is no specific date for the return of one of the league’s most popular players.Clark started running all over the court last week. Injuries have kept Clark out of 19 of 32 games. Indiana has a 10-9 record without Clark, including a 6-2 in their last eight games, despite losing two more guards, Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald, due to season-ending injuries. Colson suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during last week’s loss in Phoenix. McDonald will be out due to a fracture in his right foot, which occurred in the same game. Despite this, with only nine active players and no true centers, Indiana defeated the Chicago Sky 92-70 on Saturday. The Fever signed Odyssey Sims to an emergency contract on Sunday. Sims averaged 11.2 points, 3.8 assists, and 2.5 rebounds during her 11-year career, which included an All-Star selection in 2019. Clark, the WNBA Rookie of the Year last season, averaged 16.5 points, 8.8 assists, and 5.0 rebounds before her latest injury. The Fever invested in a title-winning supporting cast around Clark during the offseason. And even without Clark, Indiana is 18-14 and in fifth place in the standings, close enough to be in the hunt for home-court advantage in the first round.“He hasn’t trained again, but he has been able to run a little more all over the court with all his body weight,” White said after the training. “He’s building from the minimum to build some endurance to do longer periods. He has been able to do a little more on the court in terms of how he moves, but not in the form of training.”
Stephanie White, Indiana Fever Coach
