Fever All-Star Caitlin Clark shared level guard duties and failed to search out her vary Wednesday in her first sport with Indiana since June 24.
Clark was 4 of 12 from the sphere with 4 turnovers in Indiana’s loss to Golden State, which bumped the Fever to 9-10 with 4 video games to go earlier than the All-Star break.
“It felt good to be on the market,” Clark stated after logging a season-low 25 minutes. “The offense — for us it begins with protection. We struggled. … Total, they only performed with extra vitality and energy. No one performed nicely at this time.
“I felt fairly good. Simply making an attempt to get my legs beneath me and get my wind again.”
Clark had 10 factors on Wednesday, largely enjoying with out the ball in line with the plan of Indiana coach Stephanie White. She began Sydney Colson, who took over at level guard whereas Clark recovered from her second leg damage of the season. She additionally missed three weeks with a strained quad.
“I like the power to have two main (ball handlers) on the ground,” White stated. “Having the ability to give the opponent totally different appears. Fairly frankly, for (Caitlin), particularly not having to have her play beneath duress 94 ft, we’ll proceed to work on that.”
White is hoping to spare Clark’s legs and maximize her 20-plus minutes per sport till she regains her well being.
Whether or not Clark can get her legs again with out one other prolonged absence is the priority.
She had a season-low six factors with eight turnovers at Seattle when she awkwardly wanted to kick off a second prolonged hiatus from the lineup this season. Counting Wednesday, Clark’s previous 4 video games paint a grim image. The Fever are 1-3 in these video games and Clark is 17 of 59 from the sphere with 26 turnovers.
“We will repair it,” Clark stated.
–Area Degree Media