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Why Is Caitlin Clark Out for 2 Weeks? All About Caitlin Clark’s Injury Update and Potential Replacements

Here's everything you need to know about Caitlin Clark's injury.

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The Indiana Fever, who finished the previous season in the sixth spot with a 20-20 win-loss record, began the season on a favorable note. The Caitlin Clark-starring team defeated the Chicago Sky in a blowout fashion. However, they failed to continue their momentum and suffered a narrow defeat to the Atlanta Dream in the next game. Since then, the Fever have won and lost one more game each, and are currently 2-2 in the standings.

While Stephanie White’s side was aiming to continue its winning momentum, it suffered a significant blow in the form of their superstar- Caitlin Clark’s injury.

Reason For Caitlin Clark’s Absence For 2 Weeks

On Monday, the Fever announced that Clark had suffered a left quad strain during the Fever’s 90-88 loss to Liberty. The strain will keep her out of action for a minimum of two weeks. The 23-year-old will undergo a re-evaluation following the duration, which will reveal her availability status for the next games.

During the two-week timeline, the 2024 Rookie Of the Year will miss games against the Washington Mystics, the Connecticut Sun, the Mystics, and the Chicago Sky.

Fever coach White talked to the media regarding the same and said that she didn’t know when it happened. White said that following the Liberty game, they got a message suggesting that something wasn’t right with Clark’s leg, and she was to undergo an MRI.

It is to be noted that Clark missed Indiana’s preseason game against the Washington Mystics due to a quad injury. She made significant progress and recovered to make it to the Fever’s regular-season opener against the Sky on May 17. Following her recent injury, there were claims that it was the same injury that kept her out of the preseason fixture.

Caitlin Clark's left quad strain is a new injury, I'm told.

It is not related to her left quad injury from training camp that forced her to miss the preseason opener.
— Chloe Peterson (@chloepeterson67) May 26, 2025

However, according to WNBA Insider Chloe Peterson, it is a new injury altogether, and is not related to the previous one. Having said that, let’s see how severe is Caitlin Clark’s quad injury.

How Severe Is Caitlin Clark’s Quadricep Injury?

There has been no confirmation from the Fever about the severity of Clark’s quadricep injury. Moreover, while addressing the media, White revealed that she had “no idea” about the grade of Clark’s strain, according to Peterson. However, according to Peterson, since the timeline of the reevaluation is of two weeks, Clark is likely to suffer a grade I or grade II strain.

White added later that she has “no idea” the grade of Clark’s strain.

Based on the reevaluation timeline of two weeks, it is likely a grade I-II strain.
— Chloe Peterson (@chloepeterson67) May 26, 2025

While it usually takes two weeks to recover from a Grade I strain, a Grade II strain is more serious. During a grade II strain, a player requires four-six weeks for a full recovery.

As the former Iowa star is set to miss regular-season action for the first time since high school, let’s see who could be her potential replacement at Fever.

Who Will Replace Caitlin Clark At Indiana Fever?

Clark, ever since her debut (or even before that), has wreaked havoc in the women’s basketball sphere. The Des Moines-born finished with 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 8.4 assists for the Fever in her rookie season. In her sophomore season, she has been averaging 19.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 9.3 assists. In short, she has been a workhorse throughout her professional career.

Now that the Fever is without her, veteran guard Sydney Colson and Sophie Cunningham are expected to step into the role. Colson, who has been averaging 8.0 minutes in the three clashes she has appeared in, could see a boost in her playing time. Moreover, Cunningham, who has played 20.0 minutes on an average in two games so far in 2025, can also get a bump. However, it goes without saying that filling Clark’s shoes would be a difficult task.

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Garima Ranawat

Garima is a sports writer with around two years of experience in Indian sports and a newfound interest in the NBA. Inspired by the leadership of cricketing legend MS Dhoni, she wishes to bring in newer perspectives to the NBA fanatics with her writing.