Fever get warning from league over Caitlin Clark injury reporting

The WNBA warned nan Indiana Fever connected Thursday for failing to study Caitlin Clark's wounded position earlier she became a precocious scratch up of their crippled against nan Portland Fire.

The Fever disclosed Clark’s wounded 2 hours earlier tip-off connected Wednesday. She was not listed connected nan team’s wounded study a time anterior erstwhile she didn’t practice.

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Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark jogs up nan tribunal during nan first half of a WNBA crippled against nan Los Angeles Sparks successful Los Angeles connected May 13, 2026. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

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 nan Associated Press.

Clark is listed arsenic probable for nan Fever’s location crippled against nan Golden State Valkyries

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Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark reacts aft getting deed successful nan oculus during nan first information of nan 2024 WNBA playoffs against nan Connecticut Sun astatine Mohegan Sun Arena successful Uncasville, Conn., connected Sept. 22, 2024. (M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire)

The superstar’s 2025 play was marred by aggregate injuries. She suffered 1 earlier nan All-Star break and past different while she was rehabbing.

She said astir a lingering backmost rumor already this season. She said aft nan team’s opening nonaccomplishment that her backmost "gets retired of statement beautiful quickly."

Clark has been backmost astatine nan apical of her crippled since she returned to nan floor.

She’s averaging 24.3 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds done nan first 4 games she’s played in.

Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark and center-forward Aliyah Boston stock a infinitesimal earlier nan first half of a WNBA crippled against nan Los Angeles Sparks successful Los Angeles connected May 13, 2026. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

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In nan triumph against nan Seattle Storm, she scored 21 points, dished retired 10 assists and grabbed 7 rebounds.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.