Indianapolis – Caitlin Clark was ruled out in the main post-season showdown between Tuesday's Indiana craze and the Seattle Storm.
The news comes as Indiana updates its injury report Monday. Veteran forward Chloe Bibby will miss her second game due to pain in her left knee.
Fever players and coaches have no plans to have media supplies.
Clark hasn't played or practiced since he was injured on July 15. She also suffered a bone bruise on her left ankle during her workout earlier this month, confirmed to ESPN last week.
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Clark did compete in Indiana's pre-match shooting on Sunday in Minnesota. Fever lost to the league-leading mountain line twice in a row, with Clark following when he grew up in Iowa.
Last season's WNBA Rookie of the Year averaged 16.5 points, 8.8 assists and 5.0 rebounds in 13 games this season. But she missed 24 games, including the third muscle injury this season, including the last 15 games.
Coach Stephanie White said there was no timetable for Clark to return. White did say she hopes Clark returns before the end of the regular season.
Indiana has seven games left and entered Tuesday’s game, breaking out with the extended Golden State Valkyries in the final two playoff spots — one game ahead of the Los Angeles Sparks, who was on Friday’s fever visit, a No. 6 seed in Seattle Seattle.
Fever Guards Aari McDonald, Sydney Colson and Sophie Cunningham each suffered end-of-season damage.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.