Indiana Fever manager Stephanie White announced Saturday that prima defender Caitlin Clark volition play against the Las Vegas Aces connected Sunday erstwhile the teams conscionable for the 2nd clip successful 7 days.
Clark, who missed the archetypal gathering due to the fact that of a backmost injury, volition beryllium connected a clip regularisation and is expected to play betwixt 20 and 25 minutes.
Sunday’s crippled volition people the archetypal gathering this play featuring Clark and Aces prima A’ja Wilson, who besides missed past week’s meeting.
Wilson returned Thursday from a three-game lack due to the fact that of a close ankle injury, signaling 32 points, 10 rebounds and her 130th vocation double-double successful Las Vegas’ 88-80 triumph implicit the Portland Fire.
Clark returned to enactment earlier this week aft missing 3 consecutive games, scoring 9 points portion adding 4 rebounds and 3 assists successful 16 minutes during Indiana’s 106-92 nonaccomplishment to the Los Angeles Sparks.
The 16 minutes were the fewest Clark has played successful a regular-season crippled during her WNBA career. She past sat retired Indiana’s 92-89 triumph implicit the Phoenix Mercury connected Thursday.
In 18 games this season, Clark is averaging 20.5 points, a team-best 7.9 assists and 4 rebounds portion shooting astir 46% from the field.
Indiana enters Sunday’s contention 2nd successful the Eastern Conference astatine 13-9, portion the Aces beryllium 2nd successful the WNBA standings astatine 16-6.
The Aces are 5-3 against the Fever since Clark entered the league successful 2024, though Indiana has won the past 3 meetings, including its first-ever triumph successful Las Vegas past Sunday astatine T-Mobile Arena.
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