Caitlin Clark Receives Unfortunate Injury News on Wednesday

The Indiana Fever escaped the Mohegan Sun Arena on Tuesday with an 85-77 victory over the Connecticut Sun, but it came at a price.

Star guard Caitlin Clark left in the final minute of the fourth quarter after pulling up awkwardly following a pass near the basket to teammate Kelsey Mitchell.

Clark limped off the court over to the Fever bench, where she remained for the final 40 seconds with a towel draped over her head.

The Fever announced on Wednesday before their matchup with the New York Liberty — a game they lost 98-77 — that Clark was listed as questionable with a right groin injury, marking her second groin injury in the last month.

While Fever fans are likely staying optimistic Clark’s injury isn’t significant enough to shut her down for a long stretch of time, one doctor isn’t so sure that’s the case.

Dr. Jesse Morse, a sports medicine physician and CEO of The Injury Expertz, posted on X that he believes Clark’s injury could actually be more serious than some want to admit.

“Caitlin Clark appears to have reaggravated her right adductor/groin strain,” Morse wrote on X. “The tricky part about groin strains is they are a very slow healing tissue, easy to reinjure, and constantly required for anything involving the legs. Sometimes even shutting them down for a couple weeks isn’t enough.”