Caitlin Clark still day-to-day with quad strain: 'I'm not going to rush coming back'

Not *** very patient person. Yeah, I think it's, it's an opportunity to grow, right? Um, you know, just try to approach it in the best way I can. It's certainly weird. Um, I think at times the hardest part is like just not being able to be involved in practice. Like I love practice, not people always like, not *** ton of people always enjoy like coming to practice. day, but that's something I like really enjoy. Like I really enjoy coming out here and like competing every single day with my teammates. Like that's probably honestly what I miss most. Obviously I miss the games that goes for anybody that's ever hurt, but like I love practice. I love getting better, um, so I think that's just kind of been the time for me to like really find some patience and I've never been *** patient person in my entire life, so this is definitely testing me *** little bit, but I think it's gonna be really good for me and like I said, I've just tried to approach it in the best way I possibly can, you know, I I can't change it and. Um, but yeah, I think my patience has definitely grown *** lot and like I said, just trying to grow and learn and I think I've certainly done that.

Updated: 4:45 PM CDT Jun 5, 2025

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Caitlin Clark still day-to-day with quad strain: 'I'm not going to rush coming back'

Updated: 4:45 PM CDT Jun 5, 2025

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Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark said she remains day-to-day with a left quadriceps strain but will be re-evaluated this weekend after the team's game at the Chicago Sky on Saturday.Video above: Caitlin Clark says she needs to stay patient while recovering from quad injuryClark spoke to reporters Thursday for the first time since sustaining the injury during Indiana's loss to the New York Liberty on May 24. She was expected to miss at least two weeks."I feel like I've made a lot of progress," Clark said, adding that she's been able to get a different point of view watching games from the bench."I'm not going to rush coming back," the 2024 WNBA rookie of the year said. "It's just not worth it. But after this weekend I'll be re-evaluated and we'll have a better idea."Clark said she wasn't sure at what point in the game the injury occurred, but estimated that it was early. She added she was in pain after the game and got an MRI, which revealed "the result that I didn't want to see."The Fever have gone 1-2 in the three games that Clark has missed since the injury.She played in all 40 games and both playoff games last season and the first four games this year. She did miss Indiana's first preseason game this year with what was said to be a leg injury.Clark is averaging 19.0 points, 9.3 assists and 6.0 rebounds this season. Full news conference: Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark provides update on quad injury

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Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark said she remains day-to-day with a left quadriceps strain but will be re-evaluated this weekend after the team's game at the Chicago Sky on Saturday.

Video above: Caitlin Clark says she needs to stay patient while recovering from quad injury

Clark spoke to reporters Thursday for the first time since sustaining the injury during Indiana's loss to the New York Liberty on May 24. She was expected to miss at least two weeks.

"I feel like I've made a lot of progress," Clark said, adding that she's been able to get a different point of view watching games from the bench.

"I'm not going to rush coming back," the 2024 WNBA rookie of the year said. "It's just not worth it. But after this weekend I'll be re-evaluated and we'll have a better idea."

Clark said she wasn't sure at what point in the game the injury occurred, but estimated that it was early. She added she was in pain after the game and got an MRI, which revealed "the result that I didn't want to see."

The Fever have gone 1-2 in the three games that Clark has missed since the injury.

She played in all 40 games and both playoff games last season and the first four games this year. She did miss Indiana's first preseason game this year with what was said to be a leg injury.

Clark is averaging 19.0 points, 9.3 assists and 6.0 rebounds this season.

Full news conference: Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark provides update on quad injury

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