Caitlin Clark's sophomore season started with a triple-double and ended with a press release.
Early on Thursday evening, nearly four months after Clark walked off the floor to a standing ovation from an adoring Gainbridge Fieldhouse crowd during a 35-point win over the Chicago Sky on opening day -- a sign that perhaps the Indiana Fever's goal to compete for a championship was not outlandish -- the team announced that she would not return to the court this season. Caitlin Clark injury update: Fever star out for rest of 2025 WNBA season, calls it 'incredibly frustrating' Jack Maloney
"I had hoped to share a better update, but I will not be returning to play this season," Clark wrote on social media. "I spent hours in the gym every day with the singular goal of getting back out