The Indiana Fever could have faced punishment for waiting to announce guard Caitlin Clark (back) would miss Wednesday’s home game against the Portland Fire minutes before tip-off. However, the team is getting off with just a warning.
Yahoo Sports shared Thursday morning that the Fever may have violated WNBA rules on Wednesday night. Per league rules, player availability must be submitted by 5 p.m. local time the day before a game, except during back-to-backs.
Clark didn’t practice on Tuesday but wasn’t listed on the injury report. The Fever waited 100 minutes until Wednesday’s tip-off at 7 p.m. ET to reveal the guard was out.
ESPN’s Alexa Philippou noted that the league could “take a look at” this, given there was no indication that Clark wouldn’t play.