For the second time this season, Caitlin Clark will miss time resulting from harm. The Indiana Fever introduced Clark will miss Thursday evening’s recreation in opposition to the Los Angeles Sparks.
Followers, after all, are disillusioned. It appeared as if Clark was injured throughout a play late within the win over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday.
Clark was subbed out, and it appeared like her evening was executed. As a substitute, she went again into the sport earlier than limping off after some contact.
There wasn’t an harm reported on the time, however Thursday’s announcement may price the WNBA a dream matchup between Clark and Paige Bueckers of the Dallas Wings.
The sport, scheduled for Friday evening in Dallas on Ion, would have been the primary matchup between the 2 ladies’s basketball superstars since UConn and Iowa met within the 2024 Ultimate 4. Clark’s Hawkeyes received that day. Bueckers and UConn defeated Iowa in an NCAA Match recreation again in 2021.
Bueckers would not have fairly the next that Clark does, nevertheless it’s shut. The UConn alum is averaging 17.7 factors, 5.8 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals per recreation this season for Dallas.
Bueckers additionally joined Clark as the one rookie in WNBA historical past to attain 35 factors with 5 made three-pointers in a recreation earlier this season. It was going to be some of the anticipated video games of the season, however now, Clark’s standing is unsure.
Earlier within the season, when Clark missed 5 video games, the group introduced initially that she was anticipated to overlook 4. Notably, the Fever did not rule Clark out for Friday. That leaves a glimmer of hope for Clark to play in opposition to Dallas.
If not, the WNBA and its followers will miss out on what would have been must-see TV.
