The controversy surrounding Caitlin Clark’s presence (or lack thereof) on the injury report has reached a Fever pitch.
The WNBA reportedly issued a warning to the Indiana Fever after Clark missed Wednesday’s game against the Portland Fire after not appearing on the injury report. Clark was dealing with back soreness, coach Stephanie White revealed after the win over Portland.
It’s been tough for Clark to stay on the court at the WNBA level. She missed 31 games a season ago and is already having health concerns in 2026. Her mysterious absence against the Fire led many to believe Indiana has her on some sort of a load management plan, but White insists that’s not the case.
What we do know is the WNBA’s warning will affect the Fever in some fashion. Here’s how.
How will Fever respond to WNBA warning?
You’d have to imagine the team is more transparent about its injury report going forward. Operating in secrecy has only brought criticism to this point. Load management or not, expect Indiana to be more cautious with its handling of the injury report, particularly Clark’s status as she’s the league’s biggest name brand. Clark has been phenomenal in the four games she’s played so far, averaging 24.2 points, nine assists and five rebounds.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: WNBA issues warning amid Caitlin Clark injury controversy, per report: What it means for Fever