Guards Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham are expected to play for the Indiana Fever in Saturday’s game against the New York Liberty, coach Stephanie White said Friday after practice in Indianapolis.
Clark has been out since May 26 with a quad strain and has missed five games, during which the Fever have gone 2-3. She last played May 24 against the Liberty, posting 18 points and 10 assists in a 90-88 loss to the defending champions.
“It’s definitely been a process,” 6-footer Clark said of working her way back from the injury. “I think the hardest part is when you begin to feel really good, and then it’s just the process of working yourself back into actually getting up and down and getting out there with my teammates. And obviously that can be a little difficult, at the same time, when they’re prepping for their games that I’m not going to be available in.”
Clark credited the medical staff for helping with her recovery and said she tried to focus on learning from the bench while she has been out.
White said Clark has…
