Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark strained a quadriceps muscle and will be sidelined for at least two weeks, the Fever announced Monday.
The Fever did not immediately detail how or when she was injured.
Clark had been battling a left leg injury this spring and sat out a preseason contest.
“Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has suffered a left quadriceps strain and will be out a minimum of two weeks, the team announced today,” according to the team’s statement Monday. “Further updates will be provided, as available, following re-evaluation.”
Clark’s anticipated two-week break would mean missing four games: Wednesday’s at the Washington Mystics, a home game Friday with the Connecticut Sun, a home game against the Mystics on June 3 and a game at the Chicago Sky on June 7
In her one season and three weeks in a Fever uniform, Clark has already become the WNBA’s best-known player, with teams regularly drawing their biggest crowds when Indiana comes to town.
The Mystics, for example, normally play their home games at the 4,200-seat CareFirst Arena in Washington. But Washington’s two home dates against Indiana this year are set for CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, with a seating capacity of more than 10,000.
Clark, 23, played in all 44 regular-season games for Indiana last season, earning her the Rookie of the Year honor.
Clark has also played in all four of Indiana’s games this year, averaging 19 points, six rebounds and 9.3 assists.
She played in all 139 Iowa Hawkeyes games during her four-year run on campus and became the all-time leading scorer in the history of women’s college basketball.
