Caitlin Clark to miss fifth straight game with groin injury

Caitlin Clark is set to miss her fifth straight championship with a groin injury on Saturday against the Los Angeles Sparks as she is listed to be out on the team's injury document ahead of the matchup CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMClark has been out since a June match against the Sparks which the Fever lost - It will be the ninth regular-season challenge she misses this year and th overall including the Commissioner's Cup final She previously sat out five games earlier in the season because of a left quad strain WNBA ROOKIE PAIGE BUECKERS SAYS MEDIA 'TRIES TO ISOLATE' IN RESPONSE TO PAST COMMENTS ABOUT BLACK WOMENClark never missed a tournament prior to this season during her pro or college career Fever head coach Stephanie White commented Friday that Clark went through particular drills but was not at full speed in practice White added that Clark was going to be evaluated Saturday morning Clark has averaged points assists and five rebounds per tournament this season The Fever hold a - record and have won four of their last five games heading into Saturday s matchup with the Sparks Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter