Caitlin Clark to miss fifth straight game for Fever vs Sparks

(FIELD LEVEL MEDIA): The Indiana Fever ruled Caitlin Clark out for Saturday’s home game against the Los Angeles Sparks due to her lingering left groin injury.

Clark will sit out for a fifth straight game and miss her 10th game of the season, including the Commissioner’s Cup final Tuesday, when Indiana toppled the league-leading Minnesota Lynx 74-59.

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The Cup final does not count toward the regular-season standings, but nonetheless, the Fever have won three straight games during Clark’s absence.

Indiana coach Stephanie White said at the time of Clark’s injury that it was “very much a day-to-day thing.” After Saturday, the Fever are off again until a home date with the Golden State Valkyries on Wednesday.

Caitlin Clark, 23, sat out five games due to a left quad injury before returning to action against the New York Liberty on June 14. The second-year guard is averaging 18.2 points, 8.9 assists and 5.0 rebounds in nine games (all starts) this season for Indiana.

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Clark won Rookie of the Year honours and made the All-Star and All-WNBA teams in 2024-25 following a record-setting career at Iowa.