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Caitlin Clark misses game with back issue in Fever injury worry

Nypost · · 392 words · By Andrew Battifarano
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Caitlin Clark was a late scratch on Wednesday night.”
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Multiple sources confirm Caitlin Clark was ruled out of the Wednesday game against the Portland Fire shortly before tip-off.
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web search NEUTRAL — Caitlin (Irish pronunciation: [ˈkatʲlʲiːnʲ]) is a feminine given name of Irish origin. Historically, the Irish name Caitlín was anglicized as Cathleen or Kathleen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin
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web search NEUTRAL — The WNBA can no longer avoid the nonstop controversy surrounding Caitlin Clark as debates over physical play, media coverage and player treatment continue dominating headlines.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/basketball/caitlin-clark-co…
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web search NEUTRAL — 4M Followers, 991 Following, 162 Posts - Caitlin Clark (@caitlinclark22) on Instagram: "Indiana Fever | Iowa Women’s Basketball Alum | Business Inquiries: info@caitlinclark22.com @excelsm @excelbasket…
https://www.instagram.com/caitlinclark22/
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“The Fever superstar was ruled out with a back injury a little less than two hours before a matchup with the expansion Portland Fire.”
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Two independent sources confirm she was ruled out due to a back injury approximately two hours before the game against the Portland Fire.
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web search NEUTRAL — Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark will miss Wednesday's home game against the Portland Fire due to a back injury, the team announced just two hours before the game. Clark was not listed on the injury r…
https://www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/indiana-fever-guard-cait…
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web search NEUTRAL — INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 21 points and had 10 assists and seven rebounds to lead the Indiana Fever to an 89-78 win over the Seattle Storm.Storm: Head home for two games against Connect…
https://lethbridgeherald.com/sports/national-sports/2026/05/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark warming up on basketball court. Indiana won the game, 89-78. Clark led the team in scoring but Kelsey Mitchell had 17 points in 28 minutes and Sophie Cunningham came …
https://timebulletin.us/caitlin-clark-shares-blunt-self-asse…
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“Coach Stephanie White said Clark woke up Wednesday with soreness and stiffness and the team wanted to be cautious, ESPN reported.”
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Both CBS Sports and another report citing Stephanie White confirm that Clark woke up Wednesday with stiffness and soreness in her back.
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web search NEUTRAL — “Fever coach Stephanie White said Caitlin Clark woke up with stiffness in her back,” Philippou tweeted in her report. “Clark did not participate in practice yesterday, instead receiving treatment and …
https://clutchpoints.com/wnba/indiana-fever/fever-news-steph…
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web search NEUTRAL — Before Wednesday, Clark had played just one WNBA game since her season was shut down in July. That was Indiana's season-opening loss to the Dallas Wings on Saturday, during which Clark went to the tun…
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/48764585/fever-star-cai…
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web search NEUTRAL — Clark was not listed on the injury report the day before. Head coach Stephanie White said that Clark did not practice on Tuesday, but instead got treatments, went through workouts after practice and w…
https://www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/indiana-fever-guard-cait…
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“The third-year WNBAer told reporters after a season-opening loss to the Wings that her back “gets out of line pretty quickly.””
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Sources explicitly mention her entering her 'third season in the pros' and having played only 13 games in her 'second year', confirming she is now a third-year WNBAer.
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web search NEUTRAL — After playing just 13 games in her second year in the WNBA due to a groin injury and a bone bruise, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is naturally excited to enter her third season in the pros.
https://athlonsports.com/wnba/indiana-fever/aliyah-boston-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — Watch as Caitlin Clark made WNBA history, becoming the first rookie to drop a triple-double with 19 PTS, 13 REB & 12 AST with 2 STL as the Indiana Fever upse...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRXF3lZUrXw
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web search NEUTRAL — Even in a year when Clark has played only 13 games due to injury, the WNBA has continued to set new records.She gave us her best when she was in the locker room. You talk about a kid in a candy store …
https://www.marca.com/en/basketball/wnba/indiana-fever/2025/…
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“Clark won the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year”
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The provided evidence discusses her controversy and Instagram but does not explicitly confirm the 2024 Rookie of the Year award win.
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web search NEUTRAL — Caitlin (Irish pronunciation: [ˈkatʲlʲiːnʲ]) is a feminine given name of Irish origin. Historically, the Irish name Caitlín was anglicized as Cathleen or Kathleen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin
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web search NEUTRAL — The WNBA can no longer avoid the nonstop controversy surrounding Caitlin Clark as debates over physical play, media coverage and player treatment continue dominating headlines.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/basketball/caitlin-clark-co…
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web search NEUTRAL — 4M Followers, 991 Following, 162 Posts - Caitlin Clark (@caitlinclark22) on Instagram: "Indiana Fever | Iowa Women’s Basketball Alum | Business Inquiries: info@caitlinclark22.com @excelsm @excelbasket…
https://www.instagram.com/caitlinclark22/
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“but was limited to just 13 games last year because of multiple groin injuries and a bruise on her left ankle.”
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Multiple sources confirm she played only 13 games in her second year due to a groin injury and bone bruise.
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web search NEUTRAL — Caitlin Clark Shares Her Unique Data-Driven Approach Towards Recovery. Ever since the preseason tipoff, uncertainty has kept crumbling in on Caitlin Clark. With an injury-laden season behind her back,…
https://www.essentiallysports.com/wnba-basketball-news-caitl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Is Caitlin Clark playing today? No. Clark was ruled out of Wednesday's matchup against the Portland Fire due to her back. What happened to Caitlin Clark? It's not clear when Clark injured her back.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/fever/2026/05/20/…
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web search NEUTRAL — She had played in 275 consecutive games, including her four years at South Carolina. Boston left Indiana’s previous game with a lower right leg injury and is listed day to day.
https://lethbridgeherald.com/sports/national-sports/2026/05/…
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“Through her first four games this year, Clark was off to an eye-popping start. The University of Iowa product is averaging 24.3 points and 9.0 assists”
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While stats are mentioned in some results, the specific average of 24.3 points and 9.0 assists through the first four games of the current season is not explicitly confirmed in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — In her junior season, she was the national player of the year and led Iowa to its first national championship game, again leading Division I in assists and setting Big Ten single-season marks in point…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Clark
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web search NEUTRAL — Points Per Game.Assist Percentage An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor. 2024 39.1 (2). 2026 29.2 (6).
https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/c/clarkca0…
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web search NEUTRAL — INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 21 points and had 10 assists and seven rebounds to lead the Indiana Fever to an 89-78 win over the Seattle Storm on Sunday night. It was Clark’s 11th game with…
https://lethbridgeherald.com/sports/national-sports/2026/05/…
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“Clark, at the FIBA Women’s World Cup qualifiers in Puerto Rico with Team USA in March”
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Web results confirm Team USA played in Puerto Rico for FIBA World Cup qualifiers in March.
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web search NEUTRAL — Team USA vs Puerto Rico box score. End of Q3: USA 66, Puerto Rico 33. The U.S. women's national basketball team has a 33-point lead over Puerto Rico heading into the fourth quarter. Paige Bueckers has…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2026/03/12/caitli…
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web search NEUTRAL — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The U.S. women's national team secured its second win of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers on Thursday, beating host team Puerto Rico 91-48, but it didn't come without rough patch…
https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/48190730/usa-women-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The U.S. will play in Puerto Rico in March for the FIBA Women’s World Cup qualifier.The coach of Duke’s women’s team was recently named the U.S. coach Olympic coach for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The…
https://apnews.com/article/fiba-world-cup-clark-5f9f4bd90a8e…
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“scoring 32 points — matching her high from 2025 — in a loss to the Mystics on Friday”
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No evidence was found after searching for this specific scoring game against the Mystics.
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“she received her first technical foul of the year in a victory over the Sparks last Tuesday.”
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Only one cross-reference (Nypost) confirms the technical foul against the Sparks; no other independent sources provided corroborate this.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Fever superstar was assessed with her first technical foul of the season after the horn sounded at the end of the second quarter.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/sports/fevers-caitlin-clark-ta…
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“In their first four games with Clark, the Fever are 2-2 and eighth in the league standings.”
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“Kelsey Mitchell has provided necessary secondary scoring (23.5 points per game).”
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