When the Indiana Fever listed Caitlin Clark as “questionable” ahead of their preseason game against the Washington Mystics, fans everywhere held their breath. This wasn’t just any player sitting out. Clark, the 2024 Rookie of the Year and the heartbeat of the Fever, had never missed a single game—neither in college nor in her young WNBA career. So, when the team ruled her out just before tip-off due to a “left leg injury,” concern quickly turned into full-on panic. But now, just a few days later, that anxious moment feels like a distant memory.
An eyewitness account that surfaced online has helped put fans’ minds at ease: Caitlin Clark is doing just “fine”. According to the report, she simply bumped knees with a practice player earlier in the week—a moment that caused some discomfort, but nothing more.
Thankfully, any worries were short-lived. Clark was seen running shortly after the incident, moving freely and looking like her usual self. A video from that session shows her in motion, strong, steady, and clearly not hampered.
“I think we all kind of held our breath for a second,” one Fever staffer admitted off the record. “But when you see her jogging it off, it’s a big relief.”
Even Clark downplayed the scare during the team’s morning shootaround ahead of the Mystics game. She described the issue as “just a little tightness,” adding that the decision to play would be made closer to game time. In the end, the Fever made the cautious call to rest her. And honestly, who could blame them?
caitlin’s fine this is her running after she accidentally bumped knees with the practice player. pic.twitter.com/f4UvtQvbWG
— correlation (@nosyone4) May 8, 2025
With a long season ahead and back-to-back games right out of the gate, the Fever are making it clear they’re thinking big picture. As head coach Stephanie White put it, “We gotta look at the long term. We gotta make sure that we’re not putting Caitlin at risk for injury. It’s a long season.”
And that mindset isn’t just talk—it’s being backed up by action. Clark has been limited in practice, and the training staff is carefully monitoring her workload. The goal? Get her to the regular season opener on May 17 against the Chicago Sky at 100%. No rushing. No shortcuts.
The good news is that all signs point in the right direction. Clark returned to the court for the Fever’s exhibition matchup against Brazil at her former home, Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena. In front of her hometown crowd, she lit it up—16 points, six rebounds, five assists, and even a jaw-dropping 36-foot bomb from behind the logo.
However, all that came in just a limited time!
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