On Thursday, Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark introduced on social media that she would miss the rest of the 2025 WNBA season as a consequence of groin damage.
Clark appeared in 13 common season video games, averaging 16.5 factors, 5.0 rebounds, and eight.8 assists per recreation. She hasn’t performed a recreation for Indiana since injuring her proper groin throughout a recreation in opposition to the Connecticut Solar on July 15.
Moreover, Clark suffered a bone bruise on her left ankle throughout a exercise again in August.
The Indiana Fever introduced Caitlin Clark will miss the rest of the season. pic.twitter.com/JTp4NtN7q7
— Sara Jane Gamelli (@SaraJGamelli) September 5, 2025
“I had hoped to share a greater replace, however I can’t be returning to play this season,” Clark stated on her social submit. “I spent hours within the gymnasium daily with the singular objective of getting again on the market, dissatisfied isn’t a large enough phrase to explain how I’m feeling.
“I wish to thank everybody who had my again by all of the uncertainty. This has been extremely irritating, however even within the dangerous, there’s good. The best way the followers continued to point out up for me, and for the Fever, introduced me a lot pleasure and vital perspective. I’m so happy with how this staff has solely gotten stronger by adversity this yr. Now it’s time to shut out the season and declare our spot within the Playoffs.”
Fever head coach Stephanie White informed reporters after a shoot round on Thursday that Indiana used the West Coast journey, by which the staff went 1-2, to guage Clark’s standing.
Steph White stated they used the West Coast journey to guage Caitlin Clark, and so they’re having a gathering after apply right now to speak about her availability for the remainder of the season.
She hasn’t been in a position to do contact drills, solely 5-on-0. pic.twitter.com/KtDzMbX5xd
— Chloe Peterson (@chloepeterson67) September 4, 2025
“She hasn’t been in a position to do an entire lot of contact,” White stated. “She’s been in a position to get up-and-down 5-on-0, been in a position to do capturing, however hasn’t been in a position to get an entire lot of contact.”
On account of Clark’s and Indiana’s announcement, the Fever now have 4 gamers on hardship contracts and 5 gamers with season-ending accidents: Chloe Bibby (knee), Sophie Cunningham (torn MCL), Sydney Colson (Torn ACL), and Aari McDonald (proper foot fracture).
Moreover, Indiana is one in every of 4 groups vying for a playoff spot, at present sitting eighth within the standings with a 21-20 file.
After Clark joined the Fever as the primary general choose within the 2024 WNBA Draft, final season she helped Indiana clinch a playoff berth for the primary time since 2016, the season when franchise icon Tamika Catchings retired.
Additionally, she helped entice new followers to the WNBA, referred to as the “Caitlin Clark impact” and received the Rookie of the 12 months award after breaking varied information and making All-WNBA first staff in her first season within the league.
Clearly, this isn’t how the previous Iowa standout and Indiana Fever followers envisioned the 2025 enjoying out, however in the end the staff did what’s greatest for its franchise participant, long-term.
The Indiana Fever will face the Chicago Sky, who might be with out Angel Reese as a consequence of suspension, at residence on Friday, September 5.
