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New York – He Indiana fever He fell to the freedom of New York in his last game before the break of the stars this weekend when the star guard Caitlin Clark was marginalized by an injury to the groin.
Breanna Stewart led freedom with 24 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists and Sabrina Ionescu added 15 points and nine assists in the 98-77 victory over fever on Wednesday night.
Breanna Stewart of New York Liberty (30) blocks a shot by Natasha Howard (6) by Indiana Fever during the second half of a WNBA basketball game on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Freedom controlled most of the game as Clark was discarded Just before warning with an injury to groin, marking its third absence of the season due to an injury.
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“Look, we have faced adversity. There is no doubt about it. But we have also grown and we talked about that from day one, regardless of what continues to arrive, and each team of the League has faced some kind of adversity,” said Fever coach Stephanie White, after the game.
“We have to stop talking about the consistency of construction and we have to start doing it. We have to understand that every day we will see the best shots of the opponents and we have to be ready for it. And then we have to find a kind of dog in us, right? Do we play hard and, sometimes, we can be disruptive and be really good in the end, and at the end of the day, what consists of us, which consists of us, which consists of us, which consists of us, which consists of us, which consists of us?
White said the team is looking for a “restart” in which it goes to WNBA All-Star Break, which will be organized by Indiana from Friday. Clark must compete in the 3 -point contest, along with Ionescu, and was appointed captain in the stars game on Saturday.
Caitlin Clark by Indiana Fover, third from the left, and Sophie Cunningham react with their teammates to a three -point shot by the Navy of New York, Marine Johannes, during the second half of a WNBA basketball game on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
The fever coach says that the appearance of Caitlin Clark’s stars game in the air while the team focuses on the long -term health
But his last setback has asked questions about Clark’s availability for the weekend.
“There is still no discussion about this weekend,” White told journalists before the game. “There were images and obviously, we are discarding it tonight, but there has been no discussion beyond tonight.”
Clark is dealing with his second injury in the groin of the year. White said he does not believe that Clark’s last injury, which was suffered in the last minutes of Tuesday night’s victory over the Connecticut sun, is the same as his previous injury. Clark has also lost five early games in the season due to a quadruple injury.
“I am not really sure that it is a restructuring as much as a different type of injury. I often know when you are working with injuries in the groin and the quad and the hamstring and all those things, they are only, everyone is united and it is not always one thing.”
Caitlin Clark by Indiana Fover observes how players get hot before a WNBA basketball game between New York freedom and fever on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
The fever fell to 4-6 in games without Clark after the defeat on Wednesday night. Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 16 points. The fever will return from the All-Star Break on Tuesday where they will face Freedom In Brooklyn again.
