Jul 15, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts with a possible injury after a play against the Connecticut Sun in the second half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images David Butler II-Imagn Images

Caitlin Clark's Brother Blames WNBA Referees for Groin Injury in Fever-Sun Game

Originally posted on Women's Fastbreak on SI
By Grant Young | Last updated Jul 15, 2025 10:30 PM ET

While the Indiana Fever just improved to 12-10 on the 2025 WNBA regular season after their July 15 win over the Connecticut Sun, it's going to feel like a defeat for any fans of star guard Caitlin Clark.

This is because Clark appeared to injure her groin with less than a minute in the game. She was making a pass to teammate Kelsey Mitchell when appearing to injure herself. A timeout was called right after, and Clark could be seen grabbing her groin area while Aliyah Boston was speaking to her.

Caitlin Clark appears to grab her previously injured groin after the assist to KM pic.twitter.com/szdruUdK9y
— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) July 16, 2025

From there, Clark put her forehead against a basket stanchion, then walked over to her team's bench and didn't return to the game.

In the moments after this, the ESPN broadcast showed several clips of Clark seemingly holding back tears on the bench, including after she had wrapped a towel over her head.

i feel sick pic.twitter.com/dPJTr6RrDy
— correlation (@nosyone4) July 16, 2025

Clark was the subject of physical play from Sun players throughout the game, and showed frustration with the game's referees at one point. And right after Clark appeared to get injured, her younger brother Colin took to X to send a scathing message.

"Make no mistake, this is on the reffing," Colin Clark said on X, which has over 100,000 views in less than 20 minutes.

Make no mistake, this is on the reffing
— Colin Clark (@Colin_Clark626) July 16, 2025

Of course, the referees couldn't have directly contributed to Clark's injury. But Colin Clark is seemingly conflating the referees allowing his sister to be guarded overly-physically.

Colin is within his right to feel any type of way about what took place, especially because how injury-ridden Clark's second WNBA season has been.

An update on the severity of Clark's injury will likely come on Wednesday, before the Fever face the New York Liberty.

This article first appeared on Women's Fastbreak on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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