The Indiana Fever announced Friday afternoon that Caitlin Clark is available to play in Friday night’s game vs. Golden State. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT in Indianapolis.
Clark had initially been listed as “probable” on the Fever’s injury report that was released Thursday.
The former Iowa women’s basketball star has been dealing with a back issue.
Clark missed a game for the first time this season — the Fever’s 90–73 win against the Portland Fire on Wednesday, May 20 — because of her injury.
In Clark’s absence on Wednesday, Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston, the latter of whom was returning from an injury of her own, combined for 45 points in the win against Portland.
Fever head coach Stephanie White said Clark did not practice on Tuesday prior to the Portland game. After the game she described Clark’s back as “sore” and said further details would have to come from the training staff.
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Cooper Worth and Chloe Peterson contributed to this report.
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