After the game, Clark was seen smiling and hanging out with some members of the Liberty outside the locker room. Liberty coach Sandy Brodello and Stewart seemed to be having a light-hearted conversation with Clark, along with what appeared to be her agent, Erin Kane.

"I think that Indiana is even more dangerous when Caitlin Clark doesn't play," sportscaster Carolyn Peck had famously said after Indiana started winning a few games without their talisman. The post NY Liberty Coach Sends Clear Message about Caitlin Clark Injury Before WNBA All-Star Game appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Fever coach Stephanie White expressed no reason to press the panic button for Clark, who averages 16.7 points per game and has not scored more than 14 points in the three games since her injury return.

Fever coach Stephanie White said Wednesday there have been no discussions about All-Star weekend after Caitlin Clark was ruled out of Wednesday's game with a groin injury.

Wings game was a sneak peek of what could be on the way: a back-and-forth boxing match between the WNBA's past two No. 1 overall picks, who double as global phenomena with a combined 6.2 million Instagram followers.

Bluder's words perhaps take on more relevance now, nearly a month after Clark's latest dust-up with Connecticut Sun's Marina Mabrey. Clark's teammate, Sophie Cunningham, showed her willingness to defend Clark during a heated Fever-Sun contest that saw Clark get shoved to the ground and featured a chaotic end-of-game brawl.