Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) and Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi (3) talk at half court during a free throw on June 30, 2024, at Footprint Center in Phoenix. Owen Ziliak/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK

Diana Taurasi Gets Honest About Caitlin Clark’s Impact Before Sparks Game

Originally posted on Los Angeles Sparks on SI
By Ben Geffner | Last updated Aug 7, 2025 10:25 PM ET

Caitlin Clark, still recovering from a groin injury suffered on July 15, remained out for the Indiana Fever in Tuesday night's road loss to the Los Angeles Sparks.

However, despite the injury, Clark has still managed to make an impact for Indiana when healthy — averaging over 16 points, five rebounds and eight assists per contest in 2025.

Caitlin Clark signing autographs in LA ahead of Fever vs Sparks.

A massive crowd of road fans behind the Indiana bench. Still an hour to go before game time… pic.twitter.com/JIAFkUNaSN
— Ben Geffner (@BenGeffner) August 6, 2025

Earlier this week, Phoenix Mercury legend — and former three-time WNBA champion and 2009 MVP — Diana Taurasi shared praise for Clark's impact on the league.

"Me and Caitlin are really good friends, we get along really well," Taurasi said in the interview, per FanSided and Just Women's Sports. "I just absolutely love what she does on the court ... she's taking this game to new heights."

DT gave Caitlin Clark her flowers

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— Just Women’s Sports (@justwsports) August 2, 2025

Fever head coach Stephanie White provided more recent injury news when asked about Clark's status on Sunday.

“I know she wants to be out on the floor and we want her out on the floor, but making sure that she’s ready is the most important thing," she said. "I still don’t know how far we are, we’re going to take it one step at a time, one day at a time.”

This article first appeared on Los Angeles Sparks on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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