Caitlin Clark has been listed as questionable for the Indiana Fever’s first game of the WNBA pre-season.
The Fever are due to begin their preparations for the new campaign against the Washington Majestics in Indianapolis on Saturday.
However, Clark is struggling with an apparent left leg issue which has forced the team to list her as questionable for the game.
It will spark huge concern among fans who have bought tickets to see the WNBA’s biggest star in action.
Local Indiana Fever beat writer Scott Agness played down fears of Clark dealing with a long-term issue.
He said she was ‘at practice and moving around just fine’, noting the Fever also play the Brazilian national team at the home of Clark’s alma mater – the Iowa Hawkeyes – on Sunday.
Fever coach Stephanie White said: ‘This is more of an evaluating phase for us. Nobody is gonna play a ton of minutes; I want to make sure we get a true sense of where we are.’
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Caitlin Clark has been listed as questionable for the Indiana Fever’s first game of pre-season
It emerged earlier this week that Clark has employed an interesting tactic to continue improving her game ahead of her sophomore WNBA season.
The Fever star won Rookie of the Year in her debut season and averaged 19.2 points and 8.4 assists per game, as she led Indiana to the postseason and helped the W smash viewership records.
Now entering her second year as a pro, Clark has been working with newly-hired Fever coach White – and she made an interesting ask of the former Connecticut Sun coach.
As relayed by ESPN’s Alexa Philippou on SportsCenter, Clark recently sat down with White and her coaching staff to go over some of her film from last season.
And Clark even asked White if she could see the scouting report the Sun used against her last year, when White was still coaching them.
Connecticut managed to hold Clark well below her season averages in four meetings, as she scored 16.5 points and dished out just 3.8 assists per contest.
She also shot just 39.2 percent from the field and committed 25 total turnovers.
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Clark is gearing up for her sophomore WNBA season after smashing viewership records
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Clark showed off her muscly new physique in March as she cheered on the Iowa women
Clark has also transformed her body this offseason, as she was seen with a much stronger physique in March as she cheered on her alma mater Iowa.
She later acknowledged that she was trying to put on weight.
‘I’m trying to get stronger, like a lot of time in the weight room,’ she said on Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi’s alternative broadcast for the women’s national championship game.
‘It’s something I kind of enjoy, so it’s pretty easy for me to spend time in there and really work on that part of my game.’
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