WNBA issues warning to Indiana Fever for late injury disclosure
The WNBA issued a warning to the Indiana Fever on Thursday after the team failed to update Caitlin Clark's injury status on the required report before she was scratched from Wednesday's game against the Portland Fire. Clark was listed as a late scratch two hours before tip-off, even though she had not practiced the previous day and was absent from the injury report submitted by the 5 p.m. deadline. The league requires teams to list injured players by that time and to issue updates if a player's status changes overnight or early on game day.
Clark, the Fever's starting guard, had been dealing with a lingering back issue that caused her to miss time earlier in the season. She spoke after the team's opening loss about how her back can quickly go out of alignment. She has since returned to the lineup and has played in the team's first four games.
Clark is listed as probable for the Fever's next home game against the Golden State Valkyries. The warning marks the league's response to the reporting lapse but does not alter her availability for upcoming contests.
