Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White told reporters Wednesday the team is being “very cautious” with star guard Caitlin Clark during training camp. Clark, the 2024 Rookie of the Year, has been dealing with a leg injury that kept her out of the team’s first preseason game and has prevented her from being a full participant in practice.
“She’s been limited in practice, so we’re still very cautious about working her way back and really letting her body kind of tell her how much she’s able to do,” White said. “We’re really relying on the training staff, and she’s making great progress. And that’s what we need, just to make sure that we’re super cautious.”
Clark’s exact injury remains unclear. The team has officially called it a “left leg injury,” while Clark told reporters last week she was dealing with “a little tightness.”
Whatever is bothering Clark is clearly not too serious, as she was able to take the floor for the Fever’s preseason game against the Brazilian national team on Sunday, which also served as her Iowa homecoming. Clark…
