Caitlin Clark Visibly Upset After Appearing to Injure Groin in Closing Minute vs. Sun

Stephen Douglas | Jul 15, 2025

An emotional Caitlin Clark late in the Fever’s win over the Sun. / @ohnohedidn

Caitlin Clark appeared to aggravate her groin injury during the Indiana Fever's 85-77 win over the Connecticut Sun in Boston on Tuesday night.

Clark immediately grabbed her leg after a key assist late in the fourth quarter. Clark walked over to the bench in distress and put a towel over her head and appeared to spend the final minutes of the game fighting back tears on the bench.

Here's the play where Clark came away hobbled:

Caitlin Clark appeared to be in pain after this play late in the fourth quarter.

Clark returned to play last week after missing 5 games with a groin injury. pic.twitter.com/y78M3mDeCf

— espnW (@espnW) July 16, 2025

An emotional Caitlin https://t.co/MXXS261kRT pic.twitter.com/iwSdvvtjND

— Oh No He Didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) July 16, 2025

caitlin clark aggravates her leg injury after this play. earlier in the quarter steph white had to burn a timeout because the refs were letting defenders handcheck and hold caitlin without consequence. is this what’s going to have to happen for anything to change? pic.twitter.com/6qSMASCHG7

— cc akgae (@clrkszn) July 16, 2025

She had missed multiple games earlier this season with injuries, including a groin injury that kept her out for five games. Clark has spoken about how mentally trying it has been to deal with the injuries this season.

The Fever went 4-5 without Clark this season and are now 8-5 with her. They currently have the sixth-best record in the league (12-10).

Clark finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the win. The Fever are scheduled to take on the New York Liberty on Wednesday night.

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