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Caitlin Clark<\/a>‘s return from injury has been rather quiet. The\u00a0Indiana Fever\u00a0<\/a>star has been a bit of a mixed bag since the preseason, prompting some doubts and criticism<\/a> about her development.<\/p>\n She dealt with multiple ailments last season, and the fans sounded the alarms after watching him leave the season opener to get her back checked.<\/p>\n She ultimately returned and dropped 20 points, but the questions about her long-term health still linger.<\/p>\n Considering that, she opened up about the mental hurdles of returning from such a long layoff.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cYou just become hyper cautious to certain things,\u201d Clark\u00a0told<\/a> ESPN’s Kendra Andrews. \u201cWhen my back tightened up I think I almost got confidence from that, because I came back in and I played eight more minutes so, and I felt great the last eight minutes \u2026 But it’s going to take me a little bit to, like, really get over this mental hurdle of, like, trusting my body.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Clark is well aware of the narrative and the criticism.\u00a0<\/a>More than that, she knows the expectations and high standard she’s held to after her legendary college career and being the No. 1 pick:\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cSo it’s a lot of stress on somebody’s body and just the pace and the physicality of it too,\u201d Clark continued<\/a>. \u201cBut I feel really good.\u201d<\/p>\n Still, it looks like she’s slowly getting her legs back under her. She was at her best in the Fever’s 87-78 win over the L.A. Sparks, dropping 24 points on 9-of-17 from the floor to go along with four rebounds and nine assists.<\/p>\n More importantly, she played 31 minutes and looked sharp and healthy. Coming back from injury is a day-by-day process, and it should be just a matter of time before she stops thinking about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nCaitlin Clark is being ‘hyper cautious’ with injuries<\/h2>\n
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