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The Indiana Fever are back on the court, as the team reported to training camp ahead of the 2026 season, and all eyes are on superstar guard Caitlin Clark once again.
This time, it’s to make sure she’s healthy enough to move forward after an injury-plagued sophomore WNBA season.
Clark told reporters at training camp that she is “100% healthy” after dealing with quadriceps, groin and ankle injuries in 2025, which led to her playing in just 13 games to be the WNBA Rookie of the Year in 2024.
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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) looks on against the Minnesota Lynx in the second half during the Commissioner’s Cup Final at Target Center on July 1, 2025. (Jesse Johnson/Image Images)
But even though Clark wasn’t allowed on the court, she learned, along with head coach Stephanie White, how to be a little more cautious heading into year three.
“I’m a person who doesn’t want to be left out of a single rep, like I want to be there every time,” Clark told reporters, according to the Indianapolis Star. “But I think being a little smarter with my body… whether it’s recovery, pre-court treatment, whatever.”
White echoed Clark’s statement.
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“She doesn’t have to be present for every rep, just be aware,” he said. “Every year you get older, you understand the cadence is a little different.”
Clark played in only 13 games, but made his second consecutive All-Star Game, averaging 16.5 points, five rebounds and 8.8 assists per game during that span.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) plays against the Atlanta Dream during the first half in Game 3 of the first round of the 2025 WNBA playoffs at Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia. September 18, 2025. (Dale Zanine/Image Images)
Heading into this season, Clark is obviously looking to continue her strong start to her professional career, and training with Team USA in March ahead of the FIBA Women’s World Cup was an experience that she said helped her prepare for this season.
“You want to be on the level of the people around you, and then you also want to beat them, get on the court and compete,” she said of that experience playing and training with the best of the best in women’s basketball.
So Clark heads into training camp perhaps not putting in as much effort as she has in the past, including the years at Iowa. The Fever can see what else they have at the guard position when she sits and rests, including first-round pick Raven Johnson of South Carolina.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives the ball against Connecticut Sun guard Leila Lacan (47) in the second quarter at TD Garden on July 15, 2025. (David Butler II/Image Images)
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The Fever hope to continue their build toward becoming a WNBA contender, losing in the semifinals last season with an injury-plagued team. They also aimed to bring back core players from last year’s roster, including Sophie Cunningham, Kelsey Mitchell and Lexie Hull, who all dealt with injuries in 2025.
Indiana was also looking to the future, signing Aliyah Boston to a four-year, $6.3 million contract extension that marked the highest-paying deal in WNBA history following a historic collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players’ association.
