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Michael Voepel
MINNEAPOLIS — Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark won’t play in Tuesday night time’s WNBA Commissioner’s Cup championship recreation, the team announced.
Clark, who has been battling a groin harm, was initially listed as questionable for the sport towards the host Minnesota Lynx at Goal Middle (8 p.m. ET, Prime). However she was not on the court docket throughout the follow time that was open to the media Tuesday, and the group later confirmed she wouldn’t play.
Clark missed five games earlier this season with a quad injury. This can be her third consecutive recreation missed with the groin situation. Nonetheless, the Cup closing is an additional recreation and doesn’t depend for the 44-game WNBA common season.
Clark did work out in follow at Indiana on Monday, coach Stephanie White mentioned, however it was non-contact. Clark was the main vote-getter in fan balloting and was named an All-Star starter and captain on Monday, too. The All-Star Recreation is July 19 in Indianapolis.
The Lynx, 14-2, are in first place within the WNBA and are the defending Commissioner’s Cup champions. The Fever, 8-8, are enjoying for the Cup for the primary time for the reason that in-season championship occasion between East and West groups started in 2021.
Tuesday’s successful group can be awarded a prize pool of $500,000.