Indiana Fever guard and WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark is expected to miss at least two weeks as she deals with a left quadriceps strain, the team announced earlier today. The Fever also said that additional updates regarding Clark’s health will be provided after she undergoes a re-evaluation.
Clark previously dealt with a quadriceps injury during training camp, causing her to miss a preseason game against the Washington Mystics due to what she described as “quad tightness,” according to ESPN’s Alexa Philippou and Kendra Andrews. Before the game, she said she was experiencing “just a little tightness” in her left leg, according to The Athletic’s James Boyd.
“We want to make sure we’re extra cautious and put her health and wellness first and foremost,” said Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White when Clark was dealing with the injury during the preseason. “Honestly, it’s been one day at a time, how she’s reacting to treatment, how she’s reacting to workouts. Positive progress is being made, but we can’t be shortsighted.”
Breaking: Caitlin Clark will be out a minimum of two weeks with a left quad strain, the Indiana Fever announced. pic.twitter.com/EZrLSqJrJ2
— ESPN (@espn) May 26, 2025
Despite the surprising injury announcement, Clark still managed to play in the Fever’s 90-88 Saturday loss to the defending champion New York Liberty. On the final play of the game, Clark was stripped of the basketball while driving for a layup. Stephanie White later argued that a foul should have been called on that possession.
“I thought she got fouled,” she said after the game. “I think it’s pretty egregious what’s been happening to us the last few games: A minus-31 free-throw discrepancy. And I might be able to understand it if we were just chucking threes. But we’re not. We’re attacking the rim.”
LIBERTY WIN
LIBERTY WIN
LIBERTY WIN#LIGHTITUPNYL🗽 pic.twitter.com/rSdgVq38Gt
— New York Liberty (@nyliberty) May 24, 2025
The Fever have the seventh-best record in the WNBA at 2-2. Clark is Indiana’s leading scorer (19 points per game) and passer (9.3 assists per game). She’s also the squad’s third-best rebounder (six rebounds per game).
According to ESPN’s Doug Greenberg, Clark’s odds to win the WNBA’s MVP award went from -115 to +210 while Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier became the new favorite, with her odds going from +185 to -135. Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson’s odds improved, moving from +825 to +600 after the announcement.
The Indiana Fever are off until Wednesday, when they will face the Washington Mystics in Baltimore, Maryland. That game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. EDT.
