Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark is set to make her highly-anticipated return to the court.
Clark has been cleared to return to the lineup after a left quad injury kept her sidelined for five games, officially ending her longest stretch missed due to injury in her collegiate or WNBA career. The Fever made the announcement on the team’s social media accounts Friday, June 13.
Clark suffered the quad injury during the Fever’s 90-88 loss to the New York Liberty on May 24. She was initially ruled out for at least two weeks, setting up her tentative return on June 10 against the Atlanta Dream, but the Fever ultimately decided to err on the side of caution with the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year.
Now, Clark is ready to play. She will suit up on June 14 as the Fever host the reigning champion Liberty. Indiana is getting back its leader in scoring (19 points per game) and assists (9.3); her assists per game average leads the league.
The Fever went 2-3 in Clark’s absence and have a 4-5 record this season entering the game against New York.
Here’s everything we know about Clark’s injury and her return:
Is Caitlin Clark playing vs. Liberty on Saturday?
Yes. The Fever announced Clark will play in Indiana’s matchup against the New York Liberty following a five-game absence due to a left quad injury.
Caitlin Clark injury update: What happened?
Clark is sure she suffered the left quad strain during the Fever’s loss to the Liberty on May 24 — where she recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists — but she can’t pinpoint a specific play that caused her injury. She only knows that it happened early on in the contest.
“Obviously, adrenaline covers up a lot of stuff when you’re in the heat of battle,” Clark said on Thursday. “And after the game, I had some pain, and then we got an MRI, and that kind of gave me the result that I didn’t want to see. But, you know, those types of things don’t lie.”
On June 5, Clark said she’s ‘made a lot of progress’ in her recovery and ‘feels good.’ However, the star guard said she’s ‘not going to rush back if it’s not worth it,’ despite being inpatient to get back on the court. She described her status as ‘day-to-day’ and said she was will undergo a reevaluation.
What’s Caitlin Clark been up to?
Although Clark hasn’t been able to take the court, the Iowa alum has kept herself busy and engaged with her team. She’s been a vocal leader on the bench and has tapped into the ‘coaching kind of mindset,” Fever coach Stephanie White previously said, to sharpen and hone her skills.
Clark also cheered on her NBA counterparts, the Indiana Pacers, in the NBA Finals alongside her Fever teammates. She attended Game 3 of the NBA Finals and the Pacers’ Game 6 win over the Knicks to clinch the Eastern Conference Finals, both at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Caitlin Clark stats
Clark leads the WNBA in assists per game to start the 2025 season. Here’s a look at the 2024 Rookie of the Year’s full stats (per game):
Games played: 4
Minutes: 35
Points: 19
Rebounds: 6
Assists: 9.3
Steals: 1.3
Blocks: 1
Turnovers: 5
FG%: 40.3
3P%: 31.4
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