Caitlin Clark Injury Update: Indiana Fever Star Could Miss Extended Time

According to the experts at Sports Injury Central, a collective made up of former team doctors from various professional sports, Clark's injury is likely one that is going to linger at least a month. 

"The quadriceps is a major muscle group needed for all skills in basketball and this injury is unlikely to get better in two weeks," Dr. David J. Chao wrote on May 26. "Two weeks is more along a re-evaluation timeline and we expect her to be out closer to a month. The good news, however, is we don't expect this to have long-term effects on her career."

Chao also noted that while her injury likely isn't a long-term one, it could really mess things up for the Fever, who are already 0-2 without Clark in the starting lineup.

"If she misses closer to a month, that is a significant time loss for Clark and the Fever," Chao added. "The WNBA season is only 44 games, being out for close to a month would be approximately 20% of the season. She will miss games vs the Connecticut Sun, Washington Mystics, and two highly anticipated games vs the Chicago Sky in the next two weeks, and her timeline will be updated upon re-evaluation."

The Fever have been bitten pretty hard by the injury bug of late, with both Sydney Colson and Sophie Cunningham also going down with injuries.

Considering Clark's importance to the franchise, don't expect the Fever and head coach Stephanie White to rush her back.