Caitlin Clark to miss second straight game with groin injury for Fever

Caitlin Clark will miss her second straight game and her seventh this season after the Indiana Fever star remains sidelined from Friday night’s matchup against the Dallas Wings with a groin injury.  

The Fever announced the injury update hours before Indiana was due to face the Wings and 2025 WNBA first overall pick Paige Bueckers for the first time this season. 

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers drives to the basket against Atlanta Dream guard Te-Hina Paopao at College Park Center on June 24, 2025. (Chris Jones-Imagn Images)

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The reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year was ruled out against the Las Vegas Aces on Thursday night due to a left groin injury, and Friday will mark her seventh absence this season. Clark previously missed five straight games after suffering a quad injury in the team’s loss to the New York Liberty. 

The Fever went 2-3 without Clark, and she returned refreshed, scoring a season-high of 32 points to hand the Liberty their first loss of the season. She followed that dominant performance with another, dropping 20 points with six assists and four 3-pointers in a win over the Connecticut Sun.

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark reacts to the action Thursday, June 26, 2025, during the Los Angeles Sparks game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (IMAGN)

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But Clark has faced scrutiny over the last several weeks because of a shooting slump. 

“I mean, there’s going to be stretches that are really good and stretches that aren’t as good,” she said earlier this week. “Obviously it’s frustrating. You want them to go in and even tonight there were a few that felt really good off my hand that just didn’t go down.”

Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever prepares to shoot a free throw against the Golden State Valkyries  on June 19, 2025, at Chase Center in San Francisco. (Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Clark was held to just six points in the Fever’s win over the Seattle Storm this week when she went 0 for 6 from 3-point range and 3 for 13 from the field. She converted just 1 of her last 23 3-point attempts.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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