Fever Front Office Under Fire After Caitlin Clark’s Injury Saga Finally Yields Worst-Case Outcome

Thirteen has always carried a shadow. In hotel elevators, the button vanishes, in ballrooms, it’s skipped for luck, and now, for Indiana, it’s the number that will linger. Caitlin Clark’s rookie season has slammed shut at thirteen games because of a body that refused to keep pace.

The news, finally made official by GM Amber Cox, was the one fans had braced themselves for since August 7, when Clark suffered a mild bone bruise in her left ankle during an individual workout in Phoenix.

“Caitlin has worked so hard throughout this time, doing everything possible to recover and return to the court, but ultimately, time is not on our side,” Cox said. “While we will continue working with Caitlin and provide her with every resource we have available, there is not enough time left in our season for her to safely return, and her long-term health and well-being remains our top priority. We are looking forward to having her back at full strength to start the 2026 season.”

Statement from GM Amber Cox on Caitlin Clark pic.twitter.com/1D6pY8GoKe

— Scott Agness (@ScottAgness) September 5, 2025

This announcement landed not as heartbreak, but as anticlimax of an inevitable ending dragged too long, and the fan base isn’t holding back in letting that disappointment be known.

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