Caitlin Clark avoids serious injury with ankle tweak vs. Atlanta Dream
Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark tweaked her ankle in Monday’s win over Atlanta, but avoided serious injury.
Fresh off her first WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week honor, Caitlin Clark sets another record Wednesday as the Indiana Fever knock off the Connecticut Sun 84-80.
Clark scores 19 points (7-of-17 from the field, 3-of-12 3-pointers, 2-of-2 free throws), with 5 assists and 5 rebounds. She also has 7 turnovers.
Her first 3-pointer in the first quarter gave her 86 for the season, giving her the most for an WNBA rookie. That snaps the tie she held with Atlanta’s Rhyne Howard, who made 85 in 2022. Clark now has 88 on the season with 9 games left.
Clark’s Player of the Week honor actually covers an almost two-week period coming out of the Olympic break. She averaged 25.9 points, 9.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds in three games. During that stretch, Clark broke the record for assists in a season by a WNBA rookie.
Caitlin Clark stats with the Indiana Fever
Averages through Aug. 28 (31 games): 18.0 points, 8.1 assists, 5.7 rebounds, 1.5 steals, 32.9% 3-point shooting, 90% free throw shooting.
Are the Indiana Fever in the WNBA playoffs?
The Fever (15-16) are No. 7 in the 12-team WNBA, 1 game behind the Phoenix Mercury and 2.5 ahead of the Chicago Sky. Eight teams make the playoffs.
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