Clark's message to Fever faithful.
Caitlin Clark Sends Message After Indiana Fever’s Disappointing News originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Caitlin Clark’s second WNBA season has been an exercise in injury management. In 13 games before the break, Clark averaged 16.5 points, 8.8 assists, 5.0 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 31.3 minutes per contest. She shot 36.7% from the field and 27.9% from 3-point range.
After missing five games in May and June with a left quadriceps strain and five more with a left groin issue, Clark returned July 9. That return lasted less than a week. She aggravated her right groin injury in the Indiana Fever’s 85-77 win over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday.
On Thursday, the team revealed Clark will not participate in any of the WNBA All-Star events this weekend.
The Fever shared a formal statement from Clark on Instagram in which she expressed her deep gratitude to the Indianapolis host committee and all who "put endless work in over the past year" to stage All-Star Weekend, while revealing she must "rest my body" and will not participate in the 3-point contest or the All-Star Game.
She pledged, however, to be courtside at Gainbridge Fieldhouse to assist coach Sandy Brondello in guiding Team Clark to victory.
Clark later reposted the statement on her Instagram story, adding "🖤🖤🖤🖤🙏🙏🙏."
As the WNBA arrives at the midseason break, the Fever are 12-11 and in third place in the Eastern Conference. Their balanced attack ranks third in the league in points per game (84.2) and seventh in opponent scoring (80.2), yielding a plus-4 point differential (fifth in WNBA).
As the league’s most prolific young talent, Clark missing All-Star Weekend on her home court is a significant moment for both the player and the Fever.
Looking ahead, the Fever return to action July 22 at Barclays Center against the New York Liberty. The Fever have split the first two games in the season series with New York. Indiana won with Clark in the lineup and lost without her.
For Clark, her All-Star moment has been canceled and she faces an indeterminate timeline for a return to action. The now makes her only priority getting healthy once and for all so she can power Indiana deep into the playoffs.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 17, 2025, where it first appeared.
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