Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark leaves game with ankle injury vs. Atlanta Dream
Caitlin Clark had to be helped to the bench Monday evening against the Atlanta Dream after suffering an apparent ankle injury in the first quarter. Clark looked to roll her left ankle after running into teammate Aliyah Boston while playing defense.
She immediately fell to the floor and stayed down for several moments as play stopped. She eventually got up with some help from her teammates and coaching staff and appearing to be limping under her own power toward the bench. You can view the moment below.
Caitlin Clark eventually returned to the game to start the second quarter, so it appears that she is fine after the injury scare. The Fever are currently leading 35-25 with 6:19 left to play until halftime.
So far Clark has five points, four rebounds and one assist in 12 minutes of play. She is shooting 2-of-6 overall and 1-of-3 from 3-point range. She’ll look to shake off the injury and get going as the Fever hope to extend their record to 3-1 since the Olympic break.
The No. 1 overall pick, Clark has so far been a frontrunner for Rookie of the Year. She is averaging 17.9 points, 8.3 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game and become the first WNBA rookie to ever record a triple-double.
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Caitlin Clark reacts to breaking WNBA rookie assist record
It was another record-setting day for Caitlin Clark as she led the Indiana Fever to a 92-75 victory against the Seattle Storm on Sunday. Clark finished the game with nine assists, bringing her season total to 232 to set the WNBA rookie record.
The record previously belonged to Ticha Penicheiro of the Sacramento Monarchs, who recorded 225 assists during the 1998 season. Clark, who was not yet born at the time Penicheiro set the record, gave props to the WNBA legend, who still ranks third all-time with 2,599 career assists.
“Ticha has been a big fan of mine ever since I was in college and somebody that has always been right there to congratulate me or just be somebody that offers advice,” she said postgame. “So to pass somebody like her, I’m just forever thankful. She’s been a legend in our game. It’s super cool, but hopefully there’s a lot more of those.”