Caitlin Clark listed as probable for Fever-Valkyries rematch following early season back issues

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The latest improvement successful Caitlin Clark’s intimately followed play arrived astir 24 hours earlier extremity disconnected of the Indiana Fever’s latest game.

Clark was listed arsenic probable up of Thursday’s matchup with the Golden State Valkyries arsenic she continues to woody with a backmost contented aboriginal successful the WNBA season.

Meanwhile, each signs constituent to teammate Bree Hall besides being disposable to suit up.

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Indiana Fever defender  Caitlin Clark warming up   connected  hoops  court

Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark warms up connected the tribunal earlier a WNBA crippled against the Seattle Storm connected May 17, 2026, astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Doug McSchooler/Special to IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Caitlin Clark was a precocious scratch for the Fever’s May 20 matchup against the Portland Fire, marking her archetypal missed crippled of the season. Even without Clark, Indiana rolled to a 90-73 victory. The Fever deed the 90-point people again past Friday, this clip successful a triumph implicit the Valkyries.

While determination were immoderate concerns astir Clark’s availability starring into past week’s Fever-Valkyries game, those worries proved short-lived. Clark returned to the starting lineup and scored a team-high 22 points to assistance assistance Indiana to its 3rd consecutive victory.

Indiana Fever defender  Caitlin Clark dribbling hoops  defended by Golden State Valkyries guardant  Janelle Salaun

Indiana Fever defender Caitlin Clark dribbles the shot portion Golden State Valkyries guardant Janelle Salaun defends during the 2nd fractional astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis, Indiana, connected May 22, 2026. (Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)

Clark’s promising commencement to her WNBA vocation was interrupted by injuries successful 2025. After appearing successful 40 games and winning Rookie of the Year successful 2024, Clark was constricted to conscionable 13 appearances past play owed to a groin strain and ankle-bone bruise.

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On Wednesday, during the Fever’s disconnected time up of Thursday’s Golden State-Indiana rematch, Clark was spotted astir a mile from the Valkyries’ location arena attending the San Francisco Giants' crippled against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Clark attended the crippled alongside her boyfriend, Connor McCaffery, the erstwhile Iowa hoops player.

Caitlin Clark looks connected  during MLB crippled  astatine  Oracle Park

WNBA Indiana Fever subordinate Caitlin Clark watches the San Francisco Giants play against the Arizona Diamondbacks astatine Oracle Park connected May 27, 2026 successful San Francisco, California. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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McCaffery and Clark were seen wearing Giants hats astatine Oracle Park, though Clark has antecedently acknowledged her Phillies fandom — adjacent if the squad was not primitively her apical choice.

"My fellow grew up a truly large Phillies fan, truthful I kinda had to similar the Phillies. I bash similar them, I emotion Bryce Harper. I inactive similar the Cubs, I similar the Yankees. I’m not similar a diehard immoderate shot team. My dada was a large Royals fan," the two-time WNBA All-Star said successful 2024.

"Kansas City was similar a nonrecreational sports squad to us. I liked the Chiefs earlier the Chiefs were truly bully too, truthful I’m not a bandwagoner either. I similar the Phillies, truthful I’ll cheer for them this postseason."

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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.

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