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Thursday night's decision ahead of the Fever's road matchup against the Phoenix Mercury raises more questions than answers.After returning Wednesday night from a lingering back injury and logging 16 carefully managed minutes against the Los Angeles Sparks, Clark felt encouraged by how her body responded.STEPHANIE WHITE GIVES CAITLIN CLARK STATUS UPDATE AHEAD OF FEVER-SPARKS, BUT HER NEXT MOVE RAISES QUESTIONS"I told our trainers after the game that it stinks we didn't win, and we didn't play very well, but I'll take it as a win how my body feels and how I really felt out there," Clark said (via Indy Star's Chloe Peterson) after Wednesday's loss to the LA Sparks."I didn't even feel very winded."LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 08: Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever passes the ball against Dearica Hamby #5 of the Los Angeles Sparks during the second quarter of the game at Crypto.com Arena on July 08, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images) ((Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images))Before that game even tipped off, the Fever ruled her out against the Mercury.
The official injury report listed the reason as "rest."Fever head coach Stephanie White revealed before Wednesday's game that the plan all along was to split the back-to-back between Clark and All-Star forward Aliyah Boston."Yeah, [Boston] just did some of the shooting," White said before the game."She's gonna be out tonight, again, with the back-to-back....
Caitlin's gonna be active tonight, AB's not, and then they'll flip-flop tomorrow."CAITLIN CLARK DEFENDS COACH STEPHANIE WHITE AFTER SIDELINE CONFRONTATION SPARKS DEBATEClark's own assessment gave the Fever new information, but the original plan never changed.The Fever are entitled to be cautious.Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White talks with guard Caitlin Clark during the second quarter against the New York Liberty at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on June 6, 2026.(Wendell Cruz/Imagn Images)Clark is the face of ...