Caitlin Clark will miss Tuesday’s sport in opposition to the Atlanta Dream, Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White informed reporters on Monday.
It is going to be the fifth consecutive sport Clark has been out after struggling a quad pressure on Might 24 in opposition to the New York Liberty. The group initially mentioned on Might 26 that she could be sidelined at the least two weeks with the damage; it is the primary time she’s missed sport motion throughout her collegiate {and professional} careers.
Clark mentioned on Thursday that after being reevaluated over the weekend, she might probably return for Tuesday’s tilt however that she wouldn’t rush again. White mentioned on Monday that Clark is “prepared to begin ramping again up” and has been allowed to take part in some, however not all, of observe.
“We will be good, and we’ll be cautious and we’ll play the lengthy sport and work her again in very deliberately,” White mentioned.
The identical goes for Sophie Cunningham, who has been restricted to only 4 video games this season as a consequence of an ankle damage that she aggravated on the finish of Might. White mentioned that Cunningham was additionally restricted in Monday’s observe.
After dealing with Atlanta on Tuesday, the Fever do not play once more till Saturday, once they host the Liberty — giving the group ample observe time to see if Clark and Cunningham are inching nearer to their returns.
“I believe for us, we have started working each [Clark] and Sophie again into … are they in basketball situation, what does it imply to go reside,” White mentioned. “It is one factor to do some capturing drills, it is one other factor to get on the market on the ground, get again into motion patterns, rhythm, timing. [We’re] choosing and selecting the issues they are often in observe so we will see their development.
“Each of them being out for lengthy durations of time, you have to work your manner again into being game-ready.”
