Chicago Sky: Caitlin Clark’s injury ‘worth monitoring’ before opener against Angel Reese

The Chicago Sky are set to make their regular season debut against the Indiana Fever on Saturday at 2 p.m. CST on ABC at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The matchup will feature another edition of the rivalry between Sky power forward Angel Reese and Fever point guard Caitlin Clark.

Clark missed the Fever’s preseason opener against the Washington Mystics on May 3 due to a leg injury. She returned to actionon May 4 against the Brazilian national team, recording 16 points in 19 minutes. She added 13 points on 23 minutes in Indiana’s preseason finale against the Atlanta Dream on Saturday.

Caitlin Clark’s injury “worth monitoring” before Chicago Sky game

Per Ben Pickman of The Athletic, Clark is off the injury report, but her situation is “worth monitoring” before the Fever’s season opener against the Sky.

“(Indiana head coach Stephanie) White said the Fever was thinking “long-term” about Clark’s status and did not want to risk further injury, so they held her out of the preseason opener against the Washington Mystics,” Pickman wrote. “Clark moved well Saturday, even as at least four Atlanta players guarded her…

“No one with the Fever expressed being overly concerned, but Clark’s injury is worth monitoring as Indiana’s season gets underway.”

Clark said before Saturday’s game that she’s dealing with left quad tightness. The No. 1 pick in the 2024 draft has no idea how or when she suffered the injury, but she trusts in the Fever’s medical staff to help her rehab.

“Our medical staff has been really helpful, and I feel really good,” Clark said.

The Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever each have 2 on the injury report

The Fever have two players on the injury report. Forward Damiris Dantas is day-to-day with a lower leg injury. Guard Sophie Cunningham is day-to-day with an ankle issue that kept her out of Saturday’s preseason finale.

The Sky have two players on the injury report. Rookie No. 10 pick Ajsa Sivka will miss 2025 as she participates in Eurobasket for Slovenia. Courtney Vandersloot is listed as day-to-day for a rib injury.

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