The WNBA has missed Caitlin Clark, with injuries costing the phenom the overwhelming majority of her 2025 season, including Indiana’s WNBA semifinals playoff run. Clark previously spoke about how hard it was to miss so much time.

“It’s hard, because obviously I do feel this responsibility of being out there and playing,” she said during an appearance on WNBA legend Sue Bird’s Bird’s Eye View podcast, according to Awful Announcing.

“And not that I think there’s a fear of any of this going away. That doesn’t happen when like, LeBron or Steph get hurt. [Fans] are always going to be there,” Clark added.”But you do want to play, you want to give people something to cheer about or scream about.

“People spend so much time, and money, and resources to come and watch you play. And it’s been cool to see people continue to show up for my teammates, whether they’re fans of the Fever just fans of myself, they’re continuing to show up and support.”

Back in action

Luckily for Clark and her fans all over the country, she’s back in action. In December, Clark got some action with the WNBA’s top stars as the US women’s basketball team held its first camp practice in preparation for March’s upcoming 2026 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.

Camp is ended, but Clark is still honing her craft ahead of the 2026 campaign. A clip is going viral of the former Rookie of the Year hitting the game-winning shot in a scrimmage at the Fever’s practice facility.

Clark is looking healthy and poised to return to her All-Pro form this season. If she can stay healthy this season, there’s no reason she can’t lead to the Fever to the finals this season after they came within an overtime period of reaching without her in 2025.