The injury forced Clark to miss All-Star weekend and now continues to impact Indiana’s push for playoff positioning. The Fever sit at 12-12 and are clinging to the middle of the WNBA postseason picture, but they’ve gone just 4-7 without Clark in the lineup this year, including a loss in the Commissioner’s Cup title game.

A 2024 WNBA rookie card of Caitlin Clark, signed by the Indiana Fever star herself, has sold for $660,000 (£491,116) - more than double the previous women's record.

Meanwhile, Rookie of the Year favorite Paige Bueckers could end the season with the best first-year performance of all three of these young stars if she keeps it up.