{"id":911307,"date":"2026-09-27T06:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T06:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/911307\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T06:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T06:48:10","slug":"caitlin-clark-features-on-indiana-fever-injury-report-before-2026-wnba-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/911307\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark features on Indiana Fever injury report before 2026 WNBA playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>The Indiana Fever have named Caitlin Clark on their injury report before Game 1 of the 2026 WNBA Playoffs first round against the Las Vegas Aces.<\/p>\n<p>The Fever\u2019s slight missteps after the FIBA break saw them fall from No. 5 in the standings to No. 6, getting jumped by the Washington Mystics and losing the race to No. 4 against the Atlanta Dream.<\/p>\n<p>The Fever will face the reigning champions Aces in the first round. They are underdogs, and their odds seem worse after seeing Clark named on their injury report.<\/p>\n<p>Caitlin Clark listed with back injury on Fever injury report <\/p>\n<p>The Fever shared their September 26 injury report and named Clark as probable for Game 1 against the Aces on September 27 with a back injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStatus Report for tomorrow\u2019s game against Las Vegas: Caitlin Clark \u2013 Probable (back). Aliyah Boston \u2013 Questionable (right lower leg). Damiris Dantas \u2013 NWT (left knee). Ty Harris \u2013 NWT (left lower leg).\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2290012983-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22), Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell (0) and Indiana Fever center-forward Aliyah Boston (7) in the second half of play during a WNBA game between the Dallas Wings and the against the Indiana Fever\" class=\"wp-image-2616474\" \/>Photo by Jeffrey Brown\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Clark has intermittently been listed with back issues on the Fever\u2019s injury report since July, as she has clearly been playing through this injury.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that she is still being listed with that injury in the postseason is a slight concern, as any aggravation could easily lead to an absence.<\/p>\n<p>Clark averaged 20.5 points, 7.8 assists, and 4.8 rebounds over the last four games, averaging 29.5 minutes per game. It seems she will likely play, barring any setback before the Sunday afternoon clash.<\/p>\n<p>Caitlin Clark\u2019s status is not the Fever\u2019s biggest issue before Game 1<\/p>\n<p>While Clark will presumably play through her back injury with her probable listing, Aliyah Boston being questionable is a major worry.<\/p>\n<p>MORE INDIANA FEVER STORIES<\/p>\n<p>Boston is averaging 16.1 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game, and is the Fever\u2019s prime frontcourt defensive presence. <\/p>\n<p>She will be A\u2019ja Wilson\u2019s on-court matchup, and the Fever likely will not be able to contain Wilson without Boston on the court.<\/p>\n<p>While the Clark and Kelsey Mitchell backcourt can outscore any team in the WNBA, the Fever\u2019s chances of stopping the Aces are considerably worse if Boston misses Game 1.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=hitc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Add to Preferred Sources <\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover The Indiana Fever have named Caitlin Clark on their injury report before Game&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":911308,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,735,48,2803,82,630],"class_list":["post-911307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-canada","tag-indiana-fever","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=911307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/911307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/911308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=911307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=911307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=911307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}