Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark suffered a bone bruise on her left ankle during a workout earlier this month, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.
Clark has since been rehabbing the ankle concurrently with the right groin injury that has sidelined her for the past month-plus of the WNBA season. The Fever announced on July 24 that Clark had no timetable for her return.
Indiana coach Stephanie White told reporters on Sunday the "hope" is for Clark to return before the end of the regular season then added Wednesday: "Until she can get into practice and until you guys see her in practice, it's really status quo."
As a team spokesperson explained in the wake of the reported bone bruise news, "There was no timeline or projected return to play, so it's impossible to say if it was impacted. So, it remains the same: to give Caitlin as much time needed to ensure she comes back fully healthy, which every day she is working hard to do."
Clark has played in just 13 games this season, last appearing on July 15, after not missing a game throughout her pro or collegiate careers prior to this year. Earlier in the summer, she was sidelined on two separate occasions, with a left quad injury and a left groin injury.
Clark has been limited to rehab and individual work, with an emphasis on full-court running, and has yet to return to practice with the Fever.
Indiana (19-16) has nine regular-season games remaining as it looks to make the playoffs for the second year in a row. The Fever are now short four guards after losing Aari McDonald, Sydney Colson and Sophie Cunningham to season-ending injuries over the past two weeks.
Clark, the No. 1 draft pick in 2024 and a first-team All-WNBA selection as a rookie, has averaged 16.5 points, 8.8 assists and 5.0 rebounds this campaign.
Fieldhouse Files was the first to report the news of the ankle injury.
