Caitlin Clark Injury Status for Fever-Wings Game on WNBA Site Turns Heads
Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark hasn't played since July 15, as she suffered a groin injury in the final minute of her team's game against the Connecticut Sun that day.
This marked the third separate soft tissue injury that has caused Clark to miss games during this 2025 WNBA season (there was a fourth such injury that caused her to miss preseason action, as well). Fast forward nearly a month, and not only is Clark still not competing again, but there's no clear indication or update on her progress or when her return can be expected.
The Fever face the Dallas Wings on August 12. Given that Clark and rookie Paige Bueckers are arguably two of women's basketball's biggest stars and have only matched up against each other once in the WNBA, fans are clinging to hope that Clark will make a miraculous return in time to play on Tuesday.
WNBA Website's Caitlin Clark August 12 Injury Status Catches Attention
The WNBA's website lists an injury report for every one of their upcoming games, which includes the status of every player who is currently dealing with an injury. And for this August 12 Fever vs. Wings game, Clark's status is listed as GTD (Game-Time Decision), and her estimated return is listed as August 11.
To be clear, the WNBA site states the information is pulled from RotoWire, and there have been no credible reports or indications from the Fever that Clark is a game-time decision for tomorrow's game. In fact, all signs suggest she will remain out for that contest.
But that isn't keeping WNBA fans on social media who noticed this injury update from expressing optimism.
X user @SaliSasi312851 posted a screenshot of this injury report with the caption, "Clark’s status against Dallas changed from OUT to GTD & against Mystics looks like she’s playing 😳 Is our #22 ready to come back 😱🫶".
Clark’s status against Dallas changed from OUT to GTD & against Mystics looks like she’s playing 😳 Is our #22 ready to come back 😱🫶 pic.twitter.com/QxxIbU1H0n
— Sali Sasi (@SaliSasi312851) August 10, 2025
"Caitlin Clark: Game Time Decision?" X user Ken Swift wrote with a screenshot of the same image.
Caitlin Clark: Game Time Decision? @IndianaFever @CaitlinClark22 pic.twitter.com/1MJrXLYAML
— Ken Swift (@kenswift) August 10, 2025
A third added, "Caitlin Clark is listed as 'Game Time Decision' (GTD) on WNBA website and 'Questionable' on Real App
"No updates on ESPN yet. Still listed as OUT.
"Alright 👀👀👀🔥🔥🔥🔥".
Caitlin Clark is listed as "Game Time Decision" (GTD) on WNBA website and "Questionable" on Real App
— AK (@Sudharsan_AK10) August 11, 2025
No updates on ESPN yet. Still listed as OUT.
Alright 👀👀👀🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/xLMFNZ326p
It's worth reiterating that no concrete updates from the team or other reputable sources have said that Clark could compete against the Wings tomorrow.
But Fever fans are clearly still holding out hope, and this WNBA website status report is fueling their optimism.
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Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years. However, he now prefers Angel Reese to Angels in the Outfield.
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