Caitlin Clark will doubtlessly miss her nineteenth consecutive recreation due to a proper groin damage when the Indiana Fever go to the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday night time.
The Fever (21-19) dropped from sixth to eighth place, the final place to qualify for the WNBA playoffs, after Sunday’s 75-63 loss on the Golden State Valkyries.
4 video games stay within the common season.
Earlier than 2025, Clark hadn’t been sidelined by an damage since highschool, however the famous person’s second yr within the WNBA has became an injury-ravaged marketing campaign. She has performed in simply 13 of her crew’s 40 video games.
“That is the primary time I have never felt like a younger physique that may run round and dash,” Clark informed Glamour. “Being an expert athlete, you actually must deal with each your physique and your thoughts. It has been a journey studying about that.”
Aerial Powers scored a season-high 17 factors in opposition to Golden State off the bench for the injury-riddled Fever, who’re with out Sophie Cunningham (knee), Aari McDonald (foot) and Sydney Colson (knee) the remainder of the season.
The Fever will conclude their three-game street journey with the sport in opposition to the Mercury (25-14).
The groups cut up their first two conferences this season, with every crew successful on its house flooring.
The Mercury have already clinched a playoff spot, however are battling the Las Vegas Aces, Atlanta Dream and New York Liberty to safe a top-four seed and home-court benefit within the first spherical of the playoffs.
Phoenix elevated its successful streak to 4 video games with Saturday’s 80-63 win over the visiting Liberty.
Satou Sabally leads the Mercury with 16.6 factors per recreation, with Kahleah Copper subsequent at 16.3.
Alyssa Thomas leads the WNBA with 9.2 assists per recreation. She can be averaging 15.8 factors and eight.9 rebounds.
Phoenix coach Nate Tibbetts stated the distinction within the win over the Liberty was middle Natasha Mack’s eight factors, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks.
“She simply impacts successful along with her effort on the glass,” he stated. “She flies round. Her teammates love her.”
–Subject Degree Media
