WNBA: Caitlin Clark to miss fifth consecutive game, ruled out of Indiana Fever vs Los Angeles Sparks contest

Clark will sit out for a fifth straight game and miss her 10th game of the season, including the Commissioner’s Cup final on Tuesday, when Indiana toppled the league-leading Minnesota Lynx 74-59.

The Indiana Fever ruled Caitlin Clark out for Saturday’s home game against Los Angeles Sparks due to her lingering left groin injury.

Clark will sit out for a fifth straight game and miss her 10th game of the season, including the Commissioner’s Cup final on Tuesday, when Indiana toppled the league-leading Minnesota Lynx 74-59.

FILE PHOTO: Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark, center front, claps during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against Las Vegas Aces.

The Cup final does not count toward the regular-season standings, but nonetheless, Fever have won three straight games during Clark’s absence.

Indiana coach Stephanie White said at the time of Clark’s injury that it was “very much a day-to-day thing”.

After Saturday, Fever are off again until a home date with Golden State Valkyries on Wednesday.

Clark, 23, sat out five games due to a left quad injury before returning to action against New York Liberty on June 14. The second-year guard is averaging 18.2 points, 8.9 assists and 5.0 rebounds in nine games (all starts) this season for Indiana