Fever coach Stephanie White was asked by a reporter if she felt Clark would be back by the end of the regular season. "That's the hope," White replied. Just being down to hope at this point is a pretty brutal reality. The Fever need Clark, of course, and so does the rest of the WNBA. She's a needle mover in a way that no one else in the league is.

Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White said the team's "hope" is that star guard Caitlin Clark returns at some point in the regular season.