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Fever's Clark sitting out vs. Fire with back issue...
Key takeaways
- Fever star Caitlin Clark was a late scratch ahead of Wednesday night's matchup against the Portland Fire because of a back injury.
- The 2024 No. 1 draft pick and Rookie of the Year, Clark is coming off an injury-riddled season in which she appeared in only 13 games and missed the entire second half of the season.
- During Indiana's season-opening loss to the Dallas Wings, Clark went into the tunnel twice to get her back worked on and "adjusted" before reentering the game.
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Fever star Caitlin Clark was a late scratch ahead of Wednesday night's matchup against the Portland Fire because of a back injury.
The 2024 No. 1 draft pick and Rookie of the Year, Clark is coming off an injury-riddled season in which she appeared in only 13 games and missed the entire second half of the season.
During Indiana's season-opening loss to the Dallas Wings, Clark went into the tunnel twice to get her back worked on and "adjusted" before reentering the game. She said afterward that her back "gets out of line pretty quickly" and that her trips off the floor were to "get my back put back in place a little bit."
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