Caitlin Clark Is Caitlin Clark Playing Tonight With Fever Set for Valkyries

is caitlin clark playing tonight? Caitlin Clark was listed as probable with a back injury on the Indiana Fever injury report a day before Friday’s home game against the Golden State Valkyries. After being ruled out Wednesday at 5:20 p.m., she is now listed to play unless her status changes again.

Clark and the Fever report

The Fever guard’s status moved back into probable after she missed Wednesday’s home game against the Portland Fire with a back injury. The official injury report was updated at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to account for her issue, and the team later received a warning for failing to properly report it ahead of the 90-73 win.

Clark had missed Tuesday’s practice while getting maintenance on her back, then woke up Wednesday with “some stiffness and some soreness.” Stephanie White said, “For us, it’s not the time to take a chance. We just really want to be cautious.”

White on Clark’s back

White also said, “She’s healthy. We’re not managing anything. This is just a back issue that we want to make sure we gave the time to be ready.” Clark’s first missed game of the season drew extra attention because she had averaged 24.3 points, nine assists and five rebounds in her first four games before sitting out Wednesday.

She played a season-low 24 minutes in the Fever’s home win over the Seattle Storm on Sunday, then was sidelined two days later. That sequence leaves Friday’s home game against the Valkyries as the immediate test for her back and for Indiana’s reporting process, after the league warning followed the earlier omission.

Indiana’s Friday status

For now, the practical answer is simple: Clark is listed as probable, and that makes her available for Friday night’s home game against Golden State. Indiana’s next update will come through the injury report if her status changes before tipoff.