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Alexa PhilippouJul 21, 2025, 05:40 PM ET
- Covers women's assemblage hoops and the WNBA
- Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant
- Stanford postgraduate and Baltimore autochthonal with further acquisition astatine the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer
Indiana Fever prima Caitlin Clark was officially listed arsenic retired with a close groin wounded for Tuesday's matchup against the New York Liberty, portion 2024 Finals MVP Jonquel Jones (ankle) is disconnected the wounded study and is acceptable to marque her instrumentality for her archetypal crippled since June 19.
Clark volition miss her 11th regular play crippled (12th wide including the Commissioner's Cup final) owed to wounded aft not being sidelined crossed her collegiate vocation and rookie WNBA season. The two-time All-Star and 2024 No. 1 prime had antecedently been sidelined for 2 earlier stretches this summertime with near quad and near groin injuries. Clark is averaging 16.5 points, 8.8 assists and 5.0 rebounds this year.
Jones, meanwhile, has been constricted to 9 games this play aft spraining her close ankle successful aboriginal June and then, aft a little absence, aggravating the wounded a fewer weeks later. The defending champion Liberty person struggled successful her lack and are conscionable 7-5 successful contests without the five-time All-Star and 2021 league MVP, sliding successful the rankings aft a 9-0 start.
The 6-foot-6 guardant is averaging 12.1 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists this play portion shooting 43.8% clip from the 3-point arc.
The Fever and Liberty extremity disconnected astatine 8 p.m. ET Tuesday connected ESPN for their 2nd gathering successful a week, some without Clark. The teams met this past Wednesday, besides successful Brooklyn, wherever New York prevailed 98-77.
