Can you believe what went down Friday night? Caitlin Clark absolutely torched our Seattle Storm for a historic 45 points and 10 assists, powering the Indiana Fever to a wild 110-107 victory. I mean, COME ON! We watched it happen right before our eyes. That performance wasn’t just huge, it etched her name into the history books forever, making her the first player in WNBA history to drop 40-plus points and dish out 10-plus assists in a single game. To rub salt in the wound, those 45 points were also a career-high for Clark and set a brand-new single-game franchise record for the Fever. Our Storm fought hard, but Clark was simply unstoppable.
She’s Back and She’s Unleashed
So, how is she doing after that absolute explosion? Despite showing she’s clearly all the way back from her lingering back injury, Clark is *still* on the Fever’s injury report ahead of their Saturday night game against the New York Liberty. Yeah, you heard that right. Still on the report! But don’t let that paper technicality fool you for a second. She’s listed as probable, and if you’ve been glued to every game like us, you know this is just her routine. She’s been “probable” pretty much since her big return on July 8. Playing a solid 29 minutes against our Storm on Friday, that was the most court time she’d seen since coming back. And the best news for Fever fans (and the scary news for everyone else in the league)? She reportedly came out of that historic performance totally fine, zero issues. It’s crystal clear that back isn’t slowing her down one bit. She’s a full-go, folks.
What to Expect Next from the Phenom
The question on everyone’s mind is, will she play tonight after that monster effort? All signs point to a resounding YES for the Liberty game. There’s been absolutely zero talk about limiting her minutes, even with it being a tough back-to-back situation. We’ve watched Clark’s court time steadily ramp up, a controlled build. She went from 15 minutes in her first game back, then jumped to 24 in the second, then 25 in the third, and finally hit that 29-minute mark when she was dismantling our Storm. Barring any shocking, last-minute announcement from the Fever before tip-off, we should absolutely expect Clark to be out there for 30 minutes or even more against New York. This woman is on an absolute tear, and the league better recognize it.
So, mark your calendars, or tune in: the Indiana Fever are set to face the New York Liberty on Saturday, July 18, at 8 p.m. ET. You can catch all the action on CBS and Paramount+. If Friday night’s absolute clinic against our Storm was any indication, the rest of the WNBA needs to buckle up. Caitlin Clark is on a historic heater, her back is feeling good, and she’s putting up numbers that rewrite the record books. Get ready, folks, because the Emerald City saw a legend in the making, and she’s just getting started. This is what we live for!
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