Caitlin Clark is hoping to find her way back on the court soon.
And there could be huge financial implications if the Indiana Fever superstar does.
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Clark suffered a left quadriceps strain that has kept her out the last two games.
The Fever don’t plan on rushing Clark and won’t put her back on the court until she is fully healthy.
They have already announced they don’t plan on bringing her back until June 10, at the earliest.
That timeline is important because the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup begins on Tuesday, June 3.
The Commissioner’s Cup is an in-season tournament that consists of five games, where the team from each conference with the best record will face off in the Commissioner’s Cup Championship on July 1.
The squad with the best winning percentage in cup play will host the final game.
The grand prize is $500,000 to the winning team.
The Fever play the Mystics on June 3 to begin cup play, then will face Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky on June 7.
That big game will be followed by contests against the Atlanta Dream, New York Liberty and Connecticut Sun.
The only games past the June 10 timeline that Clark could play in the Cup would be against the Liberty and Sun.
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Indiana obviously needs its star player to get back on the court as soon as possible.
The longer Clark remains out, the more the WNBA is affected.
Her absence has already seen ticket sales and ratings drop substantially.
The highly anticipated reunion between Clark and Reese on June 7 at the United Center has seen prices come crashing down with the news of Clark’s injury.
TickPick, a sports ticket resale marketplace, revealed the dramatic drop in ticket prices after Clark was ruled out for the game.
An X post from @TheDunkCentral read, “The get-in price for Angel Reese’s Chicago Sky vs. Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever game on June 7 was $86 just 48 hours ago… now it’s down to $25 after Clark’s injury announcement.”
The Fever have stumbled out to a 2-4 start through six games.
Clark only appeared in four of them, before getting injured.
In those four games, Clark was nearly averaging a triple-double with 19 points, 9 assists and 9 rebounds.
She was shooting 40 percent from the field, but uncharacteristically struggled on 3-pointers, hitting at just 31 percent a clip.
If the Fever have any hopes of wanting to win the franchise’s second ever WNBA championship, they need Clark back in the starting lineup.
