Caitlin Clark’s quad pressure to be re-evaluated, regarded as daily

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Fever celebrity Caitlin Clark stated she stays daily with a left quadriceps pressure however can be re-evaluated this weekend after the workforce’s recreation on the Chicago Sky on Saturday.

Clark spoke to newshounds Thursday for the primary time since maintaining the damage throughout Indiana’s loss to the New York Liberty on May 24. She was once anticipated to omit a minimum of two weeks.

“I feel like I’ve made a lot of progress,” Clark stated, including that she’s been ready to get a special standpoint gazing video games from the bench.

“I’m not going to rush coming back,” the 2024 WNBA rookie of the yr stated. “It’s just not worth it. But after this weekend I’ll be re-evaluated and we’ll have a better idea.”

Clark stated she wasn’t positive at what level within the recreation the damage came about, however estimated that it was once early. She added she was once in ache after the sport and were given an MRI, which printed “the result that I didn’t want to see.”

The Fever have long gone 1-2 within the 3 video games that Clark has ignored for the reason that damage.

She performed in all 40 video games and each playoff video games final season and the primary 4 video games this yr. She did omit Indiana’s first preseason recreation this yr with what was once stated to be a leg damage.

Clark is averaging 19.0 issues, 9.3 assists and 6.0 rebounds this season.