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Caitlin Clark is group to beryllium backmost successful action Friday nighttime successful nan Indiana Fever’s crippled against nan Golden State Valkyries aft missing 1 crippled pinch an injury, nan squad announced.
Clark, 24, was a precocious scratch and missed nan Fever’s game Wednesday against nan Portland Fire. The Fever disclosed Clark’s wounded conscionable 2 hours earlier tipoff, and she was not listed connected nan team’s wounded study a time earlier erstwhile she didn’t practice.
The WNBA warned nan Fever for failing to study Clark’s wounded position earlier she was a precocious scratch.
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Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark warms up connected nan tribunal earlier a WNBA crippled against nan Seattle Storm connected May 17, 2026, astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Doug McSchooler/Special to IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
The convention requires teams to database players who are injured connected a study by 5 p.m. nan nighttime earlier nan crippled is played. If a player’s position changes overnight aliases early successful nan day, nan squad is expected to update nan wounded report. The mishap sparked nan warning, nan convention told The Associated Press.
Despite not having Clark successful nan lineup Wednesday, nan Fever still hit the Fire 90-73. Aliyah Boston (24 points) and Kelsey Mitchell (21 points) led nan Fever successful nan win.
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Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark looks connected during nan 2nd half against nan Los Angeles Sparks astatine Crypto.com Arena successful Los Angeles, Calif., connected May 13, 2026. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Imagn Images)
Clark, now successful her 3rd play pinch nan Fever, has gotten disconnected to a torrid start. In 4 games this season, Clark is averaging 24.3 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds per game.
The erstwhile Iowa prima hopes her backmost rumor is not lingering, arsenic she intends to beryllium connected nan level overmuch much than past season. Clark was constricted to conscionable 13 games past play arsenic she dealt pinch a litany of injuries.
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Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark plays during nan first half of a WNBA crippled against nan Seattle Storm astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse connected May 17, 2026. (Doug McSchooler/Special to IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
The Fever (3-2) will extremity disconnected against nan Valkyries (3-1) astatine 7:30 p.m. ET.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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