Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark will not play in Thursday night’s game against the Los Angeles Sparks because of a groin injury, the team announced.
Clark, the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year, previously missed five games due to a quad injury. The Fever posted a 3-2 record without her.
The team did not say if Clark will miss any other games. Fever head coach Stephanie White said Clark was ‘day-to-day’ and received an MRI on her left groin after reporting pain to the medical staff.
The Fever are set to take on the Wings and No. 1 overall pick Paige Bueckers in Dallas on Friday, June 27.
The first-team All-WNBA selection has been in a prolonged slump lately, scoring a season-low six points in a 94-86 win over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday. Clark missed all six of her three-point attempts, shot 3-for-13 overall, and committed eight turnovers in the game.
She is 1-for-23 on three-point attempts in her last three games.
Clark is averaging 18.2 points, 8.9 assists, five rebounds and 1.6 steals in nine games this season for Indiana, which is in eighth place with a 7-7 record.