Caitlin Clark not listed on injury report as Indiana Fever host Nigeria in preseason finale

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The Indiana Fever wrapper up their 2026 preseason docket Saturday nighttime against the Nigerian nationalist team.

Caitlin Clark was not listed connected the wounded study entering the game. Concerns arose astir her wellness and contiguous availability aft she collided with a Dallas Wings subordinate successful Thursday’s preseason matchup. She limped to the seat but appeared to locomotion it disconnected during a replay reappraisal that resulted successful a Flagrant 1 call.

Clark returned to marque 2 escaped throws earlier spending the remainder of the crippled connected the sideline.

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Caitlin Clark dribbling a hoops  astatine  Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever brings the shot up tribunal against Azzi Fudd of the Dallas Wings during the archetypal fractional of a preseason crippled astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis, Indiana, connected April 30, 2026. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

She finished with a team-high 21 points. Clark made 2 of her 3 attempted three-pointers, portion knocking down 11 of 13 from the escaped propulsion line. She besides had 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 bargain successful the contest.

Two days later, the two-time All-Star is disposable for Saturday night’s crippled contempt the wounded scare.

A drawstring of injuries sidelined Clark successful 2025, limiting the NCAA’s all-time scoring person to 13 games successful her 2nd WNBA season. The wounded woes past twelvemonth included a groin strain followed by an ankle bony bruise.

Caitlin Clark dribble during a WNBA

Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark plays during the archetypal fractional against the New York Liberty astatine Barclays Center successful Brooklyn, New York, connected Apr. 25, 2026. (John Jones/Imagn Images)

Ahead of the WNBA's milestone 30th season, ESPN ranked the league’s apical 50 progressive players. Back-to-back MVP and defending WNBA champion A’ja Wilson led the database astatine No. 1. She was besides ESPN’s top-ranked subordinate entering 2025. Clark was the No. 10 subordinate connected the list.

Indiana Fever defender  Caitlin Clark shooting a hoops  during a crippled  astatine  Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark shoots the shot successful the 2nd fractional against the Dallas Wings astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis connected April 30, 2026. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)

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Indiana appears to beryllium getting steadfast up of the regular season, with Fever halfway Aliyah Boston expected to marque her debut Saturday. She missed the archetypal 2 accumulation games aft suffering an wounded portion playing successful Unrivaled. Fever defender Ty Harris was besides cleared to play Saturday.

The Fever unfastened the regular play connected May 9 successful Dallas against the Wings.

Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.

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