Caitlin Clark had last stepped on the court on July 15. In the dying seconds against the Connecticut Sun at the TD Garden, she suffered a right groin strain that left everyone holding their breath. At first, the Fever listed her as “day-to-day,” sparking hope she might still make it to the All-Star festivities. But that hope didn’t last long. Soon after, the team shifted her status to “no timeline or projected return to play,” and what began as a wait of days slowly turned into weeks of uncertainty.

Fast forward to the end of August, and Clark still wasn’t close to returning. That’s when another twist came to light. She had also suffered an ankle injury on August 7, halting her rehab and pushing her comeback further down the road. At the time, the word was that the bone bruise wouldn’t af

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