Caitlin Clark Sends Loving 3-Word Message on Former Fever Teammate's Injury Admission
Part of the Indiana Fever adding several elite players to their roster this past offseason meant there wasn't enough roster space for them to keep several players who had been a part of their rotation in 2024.
One of these players is Katie Lou Samuelson, who agreed to a contract buyout with Indiana in February and then signed a one-year, $90,000 contract with the Seattle Storm about ten days later.
However, misfortune struck for Samuelson in the weeks after she joined the Storm, as news broke that Samuelson suffered a torn ACL in her right knee during a May 1 practice, which will require surgery and keep her sidelined for the entire 2025 season.
Samuelson made an Instagram post on May 10 addressing her injury, which was captioned, "It’s been a little over a week since I got injured and the feelings then are still pretty much the dominating ones. Devastated. Confused. Disappointed. Angry. But the feeling I had both physically and mentally on the court before gives me the hope and confidence that I can get back to that place. I appreciate everyone sending words of encouragement, it means the world to me and I appreciate my Storm family here so much for both the short time on the court together and the support through this process and recovery.
"One step at a time ❤️".
The post's most liked comment is from Fever star Caitlin Clark, who wrote, "Love you Lou 🩷".
aw Caitlin commented on Katie Lou’s last insta post 🥹 pic.twitter.com/llPe5d5s8v
— I’ll never forget you Bobby Nash♡⋆*ೃ:. (@caitlinclarks) May 11, 2025
Several other WNBA players have shown Samuelson support on the post, including Fever players Lexie Hull and Kelsey Mitchell, along with Nika Muhl, Cameron Brink, and Napheesa Collier (who played with Samuelson at UConn).
Even though Samuelson isn't on the Fever any longer, Indiana's fan base is surely wishing her well in her road to recovery.
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Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the Indiana Fever 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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