Is Caitlin Clark playing for Indiana Fever vs Atlanta Dream tonight?

The Indiana Fever take on the Atlanta Dream tonight at the Gateway Center Arena. Caitlin Clark will miss the game, confirmed coach Stephanie White on Monday. It will be the fifth match without the guard since she suffered a quad strain on May 24.

White told reporters on Monday that Clark is “ready to start ramping back up” but there is no rush for the guard to be back. “We’re going to be smart, and we’re going to be cautious and we’re going to play the long game and work her back in very intentionally,” White said.

The Fever initially said on May 26 that she would be sidelined at least two weeks with the injury. It’s the first time she has missed game action across her collegiate and professional careers.

Without Clark, the team has a 2-2 record, having lost to the Washington Mystics and the Connecticut Sun before bouncing back to secure a win in the rematch against the Mystics and defeating the Chicago Sky on Saturday.

Caitlin Clark has been sidelined during the Indiana Fever’s last four matches (Getty Images)

The Fever are also missing Sophie Cunningham, who has only played just four games this season due to an ankle injury that she aggravated at the end of May. White said that Cunningham was also limited in Monday’s practice.

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Clark and Cunningham could be back against the Liberty

Following their game against Atlanta on Tuesday, the Fever won’t compete again until Saturday, when they welcome the Liberty. This break offers the team time to practice and assess whether Clark and Cunningham could return.

“I think for us, we’ve got to work both [Clark] and Sophie back into … are they in basketball condition, what does it mean to go live?” White said. “It’s one thing to do some shooting drills; it’s another thing to get out there on the floor, get back into movement patterns, rhythm, timing. [We’re] picking and choosing the things they can be in practice so we can see their progression.“

“Both of them being out for long periods of time, you’ve got to work your way back into being game-ready,” White added. Meanwhile, the team wants to add another victory in their absence to not lose foot in the standings.