Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White made a strong admission about star Caitlin Clark amid their five-game winning streak.

No one disputes what a healthy Clark is capable of achieving; she set the WNBA assists record as a rookie in 2024 and ended Indiana's eight-year playoff drought. But the fact is that this season, Clark has missed 17 of the Fever's 30 games -- and the Fever is 10-7 without her, including last month's Commissioner's Cup win over the Minnesota Lynx.

The update on Caitlin Clark's injury status has essentially been a series of non updates. The Indiana Fever have made it clear that they are proceeding with the