Caitlin Clark is ready to make her return to the Indiana Fever lineup Saturday in opposition to the New York Liberty, the workforce introduced Friday.
Clark has missed the previous 5 video games since struggling a quad pressure Could 24 in opposition to the Liberty. She had returned to observe this week as a part of a ramp-up for her return from her first missed video games in her collegiate or skilled profession.
Indiana is also more likely to have Sophie Cunningham out there for Saturday’s sport. Cunningham has been restricted to 4 video games this season as a consequence of an ankle damage that she aggravated on the finish of Could.
Fever coach Stephanie White advised reporters Friday that she anticipated each Clark and Cunningham to play barring any setbacks.
Their returns will come in opposition to a Liberty workforce that’s attempting to turn into the fourth workforce in WNBA historical past to open a season with no less than 10 straight wins. The 2016 Minnesota Lynx maintain the league report by beginning 13-0.
The Fever (4-5) have gone 2-3 with Clark out of the lineup. Indiana absorbed its most lopsided lack of the season when it shot a season-worst 36.2% in a 77-58 loss at Atlanta on Tuesday.
Area Degree Media contributed to this report.