Caitlin Clark Avoids Serious Injury As Fever Win Despite Missing A Ton of Layups

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark scared WNBA fans after going down in the first quarter against the Atlanta Dream on Monday. 

Clark tried to walk off the injury — rolling her ankle after a minor run-in with Atlanta's Nia Coffey — but the Fever rook went back to the bench and removed her left shoe. She remained on the bench for the remainder of the quarter. 

Clark jumped back into the game at the start of the second quarter, scoring a quick basket to put Indiana up, 24-19.

Clark exited the game after playing seven minutes, recording three points with two rebounds and one assist. She wowed the crowds at State Farm Arena with a risky behind-the-back pass to Aliyah Boston in the paint. 

Caitlin Clark briefly exits game after rolling ankle. (Chet White/Getty Images)

(Chet White/Getty Images)

The Fever didn't need to rely heavily on a slightly injured Clark, as Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell stepped up to compensate for the rookie's sluggish scoring. Boston and Mitchell entered the half as the only Fever players with double-digit points and combined for 43 to help Indiana win, 84-79.

"I saw the replay, and I look really soft," Clark joked after the win. "It wasn't that bad of a turn, but it hurt."

Clark picked up the pace in the second half, finishing with 19 points (6-of-14), seven rebounds and seven assists. She missed out on a handful of assists after her teammates whiffed on a couple of ‘easy’ layups.

Fans reacted to the spree of blown layups on X.

"Indiana Fever players need to work on their layups, my goodness. CC should have 15 assists," one fan posted.

Former NFLer Geoff Schwartz also chimed in, "The amount of point blank layups missed in the WNBA is alarming. Especially when you have Clark’s over for assists."

The Fever improved to 14-16, improving to 3-1 off the Olympic break. Clark and company brace for the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday and a rematch against Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky on Friday.

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