Overview
- Clark returned to play roughly 16 minutes in a loss to the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday, scoring nine points on 4-of-12 shooting and committing four turnovers.
- Head coach Stephanie White said Clark is on a minutes restriction to rebuild endurance after missing two games with a back issue and that Clark would sit the second half of the back‑to‑back as part of a planned flip‑flop with Aliyah Boston.
- Clark told reporters the rotation pattern "was not my decision" and said brief three‑minute stints made it hard for her to find a rhythm on the court.
- Indiana beat the Phoenix Mercury 92-89 in Clark’s absence the next night, a result that continued the Fever’s strong short‑term record without her available.
- The handling of Clark’s reintegration has drawn heavy social media criticism, and the June 24 throat contact incident that led to a Flagrant‑2 for Alyssa Thomas has intensified debate about player safety and officiating as the Fever plan to incrementally increase Clark’s minutes in upcoming games including the July 12 trip to Las Vegas.