INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White mentioned Monday that All-Star guard Caitlin Clark is progressing from an injured proper groin however nonetheless just isn’t practising.
Clark has not performed since struggling the harm within the ultimate minute of an 85-77 victory over Connecticut on July 15. Group officers have already dominated her out of Tuesday’s matchup towards rookie Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings.
There’s nonetheless no timetable for when one of many league’s hottest gamers might return.
“No return to follow, she’s been in a position to get slightly bit extra of her full-court operating with all of her physique weight,” White mentioned following follow. “It is actually increase from doing minimal to constructing some endurance to do longer durations of time. She’s been in a position to do some extra on the court docket when it comes to how she strikes, however not into follow form.”
Clark started full-court operating final week.
Three completely different muscle accidents have pressured Clark to overlook 19 of 32 video games. Indiana is 10-9 with out Clark together with a 6-2 mark over its final eight video games – regardless of dropping two extra guards, Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald, with season-ending accidents.
Colson suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee throughout final week’s loss at Phoenix. McDonald will likely be out with a damaged bone in her proper foot, which occurred in the identical recreation.
But with solely 9 energetic gamers and no true level guards, Indiana nonetheless managed to rout the rival Chicago Sky 92-70 on Saturday.
The Fever signed Odyssey Sims to a hardship contract Sunday. Sims averaged 11.2 factors, 3.8 assists and a couple of.5 rebounds throughout her 11-year profession, which included an All-Star choice in 2019.
Clark, final season’s WNBA Rookie of the Yr, was averaging 16.5 factors, 8.8 assists and 5.0 rebounds earlier than her host harm.
The Fever went all-in on placing a title-winning supporting solid round Clark in the course of the offseason. And even with Clark out, Indiana is 18-14 and fifth within the league standings, shut sufficient to nonetheless be within the combine for home-court benefit within the first spherical.