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Indiana Fever Make Caitlin Clark Request After Recent Setback

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Chris Phelps | Last updated Jun 27, 2025 2:12 PM ET

The Indiana Fever have, once again, fallen below .500 to begin the 2025 WNBA season, falling to the Los Angeles Sparks 85-75 on their home court.

Now, the Fever will cap off a back-to-back with a Friday night matchup against Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings. But the Fever could be without All-WNBA point guard Caitlin for a second straight game.

Clark was ruled out for the Sparks game after suffering a groin injury late in Tuesday's win over the Seattle Storm.

After playing every game in 2024, the former Iowa Hawkeyes star has now missed six games this season. Indiana is 2-4 in those contests.

Yet, even with Clark out, the Fever remain supportive of her WNBA All-Star campaign. On Friday, the final day when All-Star fan voting counts twice, Indiana took to social media to request fans to go vote for Clark.

"almost as sweet as her stepback ," the Fever wrote on X. "votes count DOUBLE today, send Caitlin Clark to #WNBAAllStar2025"

almost as sweet as her stepback

votes count DOUBLE today, send Caitlin Clark to #WNBAAllStar2025 ➡️ https://t.co/ZtH8nQne6r pic.twitter.com/t4l1Zh69Rw
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) June 27, 2025

Clark initially missed five games earlier in the year due to a quad strain. Upon her return on June 14, she went through a three-game stretch of poor shooting, going 1-of-23 (4.3%) from 3-point range before suffering her new setback.

Still, Clark has remained one of the top WNBA players over the entire season. Through nine games played, she is averaging 18.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game. She is tied for the most assists per game in the WNBA with Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas

The Fever will face the Wings on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. At the time of this article, it is unclear whether Clark will be able to play.

The final day for WNBA All-Star voting is on Saturday. The All-Star game will take place on July 19 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN).

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

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