{"id":16725,"date":"2025-06-26T16:27:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/16725\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T16:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:27:11","slug":"caitlin-clark-is-injured-again-with-return-timeline-uncertain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/16725\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark is injured again with return timeline uncertain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caitlin Clark is out with a left groin injury and will not play for the Fever in their matchup with the Sparks on Thursday, the team announced<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Head coach Stephanie White told reporters that the All-Star point guard reported pain to the training staff on Wednesday night and then got an MRI on her groin.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s very much a day-to-day thing how she responds to treatment,\u201d White said.<\/a> \u201c\u2026 But yeah, found out late last night and we will treat it day-to-day\u2026 C has shown that she is tough and she\u2019s a quick healer, so we\u2019ll see.\u201d <\/p>\n

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark will not play against the Sparks on Thursday due to a groin injury, the team said. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

White did not share the MRI results. <\/p>\n

Clark recently returned from a quad injury, which sidelined her for five games \u2014 and had been going through a three-point shooting slump, specifically on the road. <\/p>\n

She went 3-of-13 shooting in the Fever\u2019s 94-86 win over the Storm on Tuesday in Seattle.<\/p>\n

The Fever signed point guard Aari McDonald the next day \u2014 and waived veteran guard DeWanna Bonner<\/a> after she had missed five games due to \u201cpersonal reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seattle Storm guard Erica Wheeler looks on as Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) falls while reaching for the ball during the second half of a game on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Seattle. AP<\/p>\n

While speaking to reporters Thursday, Fever GM Amber Cox explained Bonner\u2019s departure after signing a one-year deal with Indiana in the offseason.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were really excited when she decided to come here in the offseason and we got into the season she expressed that she didn\u2019t feel like it was a good fit for her,\u201d Cox said<\/a>. \u201cWe talked through that, had conversations, obviously made adjustments to lineups\u2026 and we just couldn\u2019t get it to a place where it felt good for her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cox added the Fever couldn\u2019t find a suitable trade option for Bonner earlier in the season, and that it was best for both parties to part ways.<\/p>\n

Aari McDonald #2 of the Indiana Fever shoots a free throw against the Atlanta Dream during a WNBA Commissioner Cup Game on June 10, 2025 at Gateway Center Arena at College Park in Atlanta, Georgia. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

McDonald, who was with the Fever earlier this season on an injury hardship contract, will add depth at the point guard position for the remainder of the campaign.<\/p>\n

In nine games this season, Clark is averaging 18.2 points, 8.9 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.6 steals per contest. <\/p>\n

The Fever (7-7) host the Sparks (4-11) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday, before they\u2019re back on the road to face Paige Bueckers and the Wings in Dallas on Friday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark is out with a left groin injury and will not play for the Fever in their…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16726,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[233,234,62,67,132,68,232],"class_list":{"0":"post-16725","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-caitlin-clark","9":"tag-indiana-fever","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us","14":"tag-wnba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114750610703410887","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}