INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White said Friday that she hopes star Caitlin Clark 's injury-riddled second season will be a blip on the radar for her career and that Clark will learn from experiencing adversity so early as a pro.

"There's a hunger and drive that comes with not having played and not wanting to do that again," White said Friday, a day after Clark was officially ruled out for the season. "So what does that look like from a training perspective, what does that look like from a mentality perspective, from a preparation perspective, [is] just as much [impactful] as what you learn about the game and your teammates."

Clark, the 2024 No. 1 pick, was limited to 13 games this year and had not played since July 15, when she suffered a right groin injury in the fi

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