The fate of the Indiana Fever looks pretty simple. If Caitlin Clark comes back from her injury, then they can have a deep postseason run and even be contenders. If she doesn’t, it’s looking pretty bleak for Stephanie White’s team. Clark has missed 12 consecutive games with her right groin injury, and the sadder part is that there was little indication that the injury was so serious.

Playing against the Connecticut Sun, Clark made a smooth bounce pass to a cutting Kelsey Mitchell. It was a pass she had made hundreds of times throughout her career, but this turned out to be different. Suddenly, she grabs the inside of her right thigh, and the expression on her face reads of frustration and pain. A simple play like that triggered her injury, and her return was cut short to just four games. W

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