Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark injury stunt may have violated WNBA rules

The Indiana Fever rallied without WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark to defeat the Portland Fire on Wednesday, May 20. Aliyah Boston poured in 24 points, and Kelsey Mitchell added 21 as the Fever earned a 90-73 triumph at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. MORE: Caitlin Clark is only player to rank top 5 in both of these key stats Meanwhile, Clark sat out with a sore back.

Indiana head coach Stephanie White said Clark woke up with pain and stiffness. “This is just a back issue that we want to make sure we give the time to be ready,” White told WNBA. com .

Unfortunately, the timing of the decision to sit Clark could land the Fever in hot water with the league, per Yahoo Sports . Indiana announced Clark would sit out less than two hours before tip-off. WNBA rules state player availability information must be submitted by 5 p.

m. the day before the game, unless it is the second game of a back-to-back. The Fever’s previous game was Sunday.