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Lexie Hull Gets Honest About Caitlin Clark 'Why Me?' Questions Amid Injury

Indiana Fever standout Lexie Hull opened up about Caitlin Clark's spirits amid her injury woes.
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Jul 15, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts on the bench after a play against the Connecticut Sun in the second half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images
Jul 15, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts on the bench after a play against the Connecticut Sun in the second half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images | David Butler II-Imagn Images

In the moments after Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark suffered a right groin injury during her team's July 15 game against the Connecticut Sun (marking the fourth soft tissue injury she has dealt with since April), she walked across the court looking dejected, placed her forehead on a basket stanchion, and went to the Fever's bench while placing a towel over her head.

Clark's teammate and close friend, Lexie Hull, sat next to her on the bench, while Clark looked to be fighting tears. If there was anybody who could help comfort Clark in that moment, it was probably Hull. Then again, nobody can understand the frustration Clark is going through right now; not even Clark, as she had never experienced being injured before this season.

Hull spoke with Robin Lundberg of Indiana Fever On SI ahead of Indiana's July 22 game against the New York Liberty (a game in which Clark isn't playing), and spoke about No. 22's spirits right now.

"I mean, there's frustration. There's 'Why now, why me?' Those types of questions. But I think she's got a good head on her shoulders. She'll be fine, she's got a great support system, in her teammates, in her friends, in her family. So she'll be better. She'll be better from this," Hull said, per an X post from Lundberg.

There's still no indication of how long Clark will be out for, as she's still meeting with doctors. But the bottom line is that it's understandable she's feeling frustrated, and the Fever could certainly use her back on the court.

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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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