After a terrific start, Caitlin Clark exited Wednesday night’s Indiana Fever contest against the Phoenix Mercury.
Per IndyStar’s Chloe Peterson, Clark appeared to tweak her back when she was fouled in the second quarter. Clark would wind up checking out at the 5:15 mark in the third quarter and went back to the locker room.
The Fever ruled Clark out with a back injury.
Clark exited Wednesday night with 19 points, eight assists and one steal on 5-of-9 shooting and 3-of-4 from beyond the arc.
Clark has been battling a back injury throughout this 2026 WNBA season. Entering Wednesday night, Clark had been listed on the Fever’s day-before injury report as probable with a back ailment in each of the past 13 Indiana games.
With Clark departing Wednesday’s contest with injury, it snaps a record stretch of six straight games with at least 20 points and five assists.
Even if Clark winds up missing the Fever’s upcoming game against the Los Angeles Sparks, the way Indiana’s schedule sets up over the next stretch of games could make it a brief absence.
After Wednesday night, the Fever host the Sparks on Saturday, June 27 and then get a full week off before returning to action on Sunday, July 5.
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