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Stephanie White Addresses Caitlin Clark’s Injury Status on Tuesday

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Spencer Ostrow | Last updated Jun 10, 2025 9:11 PM ET

The Indiana Fever were in Atlanta on Tuesday night to face the Dream for their third matchup of the 2025 WNBA season, taking the court without reigning Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark.

Clark opened the season strong, appearing in four games and averaging 19.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 9.3 assists per contest before suffering a left quadriceps strain against the New York Liberty. Including Tuesday night's matchup, Clark has now missed the last five games.

Before flying to Atlanta on Monday, Fever head coach Stephanie White spoke to the media following practice, in which Clark was a limited participant, and told them she is ready to start "ramping back up."

And on Tuesday, White was asked to expand on those comments during her pregame media availability before tip-off against the Dream.

She touched on Clark’s need to get "back into game flow, rhythm, timing, movement patterns, getting up and down the floor" before returning to the lineup.

"It's never a one-person decision," White said. "It's certainly meeting with the medical staff and understanding where she is. The most important thing for us is to not position ourselves to have any setbacks. And so what she's been doing is some on-the-court workouts, and she got into a little bit of practice yesterday in a controlled environment, and we'll continue to build on that. Getting workouts outside of practice is one thing. Getting back into game flow, rhythm, timing, movement patterns, getting up and down the floor is a completely different thing. So that ramp-up stage is more practice time, and fortunately, we're able to get it this week."

Clark is a pivotal part of this team and entered the season as a contender for WNBA MVP. In the four games without her leading up to Tuesday’s matchup, the Fever went 2–2. However, they’ve found their form lately, with both wins coming in the last two games.

They beat the Washington Mystics 85–76 on June 3 and the Chicago Sky 79–52 on Saturday.

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

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