(The Blaze)—Indiana Fever all-star Caitlin Clark — one of the most celebrated women’s basketball players in the history of the sport — has been carrying the WNBA on her back since her rookie season in 2024.
Yesterday, however, during the Fever’s match against the New York Liberty, Clark sustained a quad injury that will sideline her for at least two weeks, marking the first time in her collegiate and professional career that she will miss games.
The impact Clark’s absence will have on the WNBA will be fascinating to watch, says Jason Whitlock, who unpacked his predictions on the latest episode of “Fearless.”
In the wake of Clark’s injury, “a lot of eyeballs are going to disappear from the WNBA, and I think a lot of the WNBA players are going to be happy they got whatever’s left of the spotlight all to themselves,” he says. “This is a return to normalcy and sanity for the WNBA. They’re going to celebrate that they get to go perform in front of an audience that they’re comfortable with.”
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