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Caitlin Clark Makes Clear Request Before Injury Return

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Spencer Ostrow | Last updated Jun 13, 2025 7:02 PM ET

Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark is set to return to the lineup on Saturday afternoon against the New York Liberty after missing the last five games with a left quadriceps strain. Ironically enough, she suffered the injury against the Liberty back on May 24.

In the four games Clark has played so far this WNBA season, she is averaging 19.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 9.3 assists per game. It's clear Indiana needs her back on the floor after going 2-3 without her.

On Friday, the Fever took to social media to announce her return.

"she’s back ," the team captioned the post. "Caitlin Clark is ready to play tomorrow against New York."

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Clark came across the post and headed straight to the comments, writing two messages.

"Happy," she wrote in the first one.

In the second one, she replied to Cheez-It, the cheese cracker snack brand.

Cheez-It said, "Let’s gooooo ."

In response, the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year requested that a lot of Cheez-Its be sent to the Fever’s practice facility.

"@cheezit squad needs a lot of cheez its to facility plzzzzz," Clark said. "All the flavors. Duos and extra toasty for me :)."

Turns out it worked as Cheez-It then said, "on it ."

This isn't the first time Clark has shared her love for Cheez-Its. During a sit-down with Sports Illustrated, she said, "I'm not a big snacker, but Cheez-It is the one."

Her teammate, Kelsey Mitchell, also called her out for always having Cheez-Its with her when the team is traveling on the road.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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