Caitlin Clark Returns for Fever as WNBA Warns Team Over 5 p.m. Injury Report

9 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 22

Indiana activated Clark for Friday's game against Golden State after she missed one game with back soreness and was initially listed as probable.
The WNBA issued the Fever an official warning—not a fine—because Clark's condition was not reported by the league's 5 p.m. local-time deadline the day before the game.
Clark said she got treatment Tuesday, woke up sore Wednesday and still expected to play until later that day, telling her mother at 4:47 p.m. she would sit out—33 minutes before the team announced it.
The late scratch had first been described as a 'strategic management plan,' but coach Stephanie White later said Clark missed practice for treatment and that the issue was soreness, not load management.
Clark said the decision also reflects lessons from injuries that limited her to 13 games last season, adding she wants to play all 44 games but only when fully confident in her body.

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