{"id":19613,"date":"2025-07-24T22:41:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T22:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/19613\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T22:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T22:41:09","slug":"locked-on-wbb-how-serious-is-caitlin-clarks-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/19613\/","title":{"rendered":"Locked On WBB: How serious is Caitlin Clark’s injury?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cVanderbilt has been kind of in the center of women\u2019s college basketball news this summer, of course, after the shocking departure of Khamil Pierre from the program,\u201d Leite explained. \u201cAnd it wasn\u2019t that just she transferred, because people transfer all the time, but [her depature] was [announced] after the transfer portal [had closed] \u2026 Vanderbilt put out a statement that she was no longer with the program, and kind of made it seem like something happened to prompt this whole move. And then Pierre later announced that she had committed to NC State and Wes Moore\u2019s program, which is a huge pickup for them, and is fantastic. But there was all this \u2026 circumventing she had to do to make sure she would be able to play.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kaloi, who was recently at Vanderbilt, elaborated further: \u201c[Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph] very politely declined to elaborate or comment, but I think it\u2019s interesting, because I think you go back to the SEC snub when Khamil didn\u2019t get honors, and Coach Ralph defended her on social media<\/a>. And then \u2026 two months later, Khamil says, \u2018I\u2019m staying at Vanderbilt. Don\u2019t worry, I\u2019m here.\u2019 And then you had Coach Ralph\u2019s statement at the end of June<\/a>, which was very carefully worded, andI ultimately think this is going to work out for everybody. I love NC State. They were one of my favorites for the tournament this season. I think Khamil\u2019s style of play is going to be really aggressive and really exciting for them. And Vanderbilt \u2026 Vanderbilt has Sacha Washington<\/a> coming back. She\u2019s was amazing for them. You know, she had the blood clot injury, so we\u2019ll see what level she\u2019s at. They\u2019ve got Aaliyah Del Rosario who can step into that kind of Khamil spot as well \u2026 Khamil was a great perimeter defender, and she was [Mikayla Blakes<\/a>]\u2019s go-to \u2026 but I think both programs will ultimately benefit from this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Then, they went on to discuss recent updates regarding Caitlin Clark<\/a>\u2018s injury, and how it affected the recent WNBA All-Star festivities in Indianapolis:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just kind of been a wild few weeks for the Fever with hosting All-Star but then also kind of the damper of this Caitlin Clark injury,\u201d Leite said. \u201cShe re-aggravated her groin injury on July 15, and then they had a back-to-back, so then she sat out on July 16. Then it was announced she couldn\u2019t play any of the All-Star game or any of their activities. So she didn\u2019t do the three-point contest, she didn\u2019t play in the game, and then the Fever were back Tuesday, which felt like such like a quick turnaround, but they traveled to New York to play on Tuesday, and she did travel with the team, but she did not play in Tuesday\u2019s game. [Stephanie White<\/a>], the head coach of the Indiana Fever, did announce that she had seen doctors in New York, but she hadn\u2019t really gotten the update on what was going on. And then the Fever ended up losing that game to the New York Liberty, 98-84 bringing them to 12-12 in the season. And as of this morning, they sit in seventh place in the WNBA standings. Unfortunately for the Indiana Fever faithful, she is out again tonight \u2026 against the Las Vegas Aces, and the team didn\u2019t hold shoot-around this morning, so there isn\u2019t really updates on how she\u2019s doing \u2026 It\u2019s a lot. The the biggest thing to note, though, is that Caitlin Clark is still out, and this game against the Las Vegas Aces \u2026 is really important to their standing, so it is disappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe priority should be really getting to the bottom of the injury,\u201d Kaloi said \u201cAnd I\u2019ll say to the Fever, they\u2019ve had some amazing games without her on the floor. They\u2019re fun to watch because you just never know exactly what might happen, which I understand it can be a positive and a negative. Yeah, I\u2019m pretty sure Coach White would also say, \u2018Yeah, that\u2019s a problem, but we\u2019ll see.\u2019 I\u2019d love to see them in the mix with the playoffs, they\u2019re such a fun team to watch, but I really want her for the long term, to be locked in. And whatever that means for this season is what that means for this season.\u201d<\/p>\n

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