{"id":46209,"date":"2026-08-15T07:41:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T02:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46209"},"modified":"2026-08-15T07:41:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T02:41:38","slug":"caitlin-clark-overcomes-injury-scare-drops-29-points-on-dallas-wings-as-fever-take-top-spot-in-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46209","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark overcomes injury scare, drops 29 points on Dallas Wings as Fever take top spot in East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Caitlin Clark and the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_8421881\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/wnba\/indiana-fever\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indiana Fever<\/a> were back at the friendly confines of Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis as they welcomed another one of the league&#8217;s biggest stars, Paige Bueckers, and the Dallas Wings.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Now, there&#8217;s been a lot of drama in the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_8421882\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/wnba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WNBA<\/a> as of late, and this one delivered some of that as well.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Just a different brand of drama. Not the clotheslining and rage-tweeting-about-White-privilege-from-the-locker-room kind.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_8421883\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/dijonai-carrington-responds-white-privilege-post-leaves-meaning-unclear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DIJONAI CARRINGTON RESPONDS TO &#8216;WHITE PRIVILEGE&#8217; POST, BUT LEAVES MEANING OF IT STILL UNCLEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/clark-wings.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/clark-wings.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/clark-wings.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/clark-wings.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/clark-wings.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/clark-wings.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/clark-wings.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/clark-wings.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/clark-wings.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Caitlin Clark\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Caitlin Clark overcame a first-half injury scare to lead the Fever to a win and drop a double-double on the Dallas Wings.<\/span> <span>(Photo by Michael Hickey\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_8421884\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/wnba\/dallas-wings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wings<\/a> entered the game shorthanded, with Azzi Fudd among those sidelined.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Still, despite missing some serious firepower, Dallas kept things close.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It started slowly, with both teams failing to put more than 20 points on the board in the first quarter, but the offense ramped up a touch in the second quarter, with the Wings taking a 37-35 lead to the locker room.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Speaking of which, it was at the very end of the first half that one of the most notable moments of the game occurred.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Clark rolled her ankle while the Fever were on defense and, worse yet, hobbled off the court to the locker room.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Fever were hoping to take over first place in the Eastern Conference, and that would be tough in a close game without Clark.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">However, thousands of fans in the building breathed a sigh of relief when Clark started the second half and went on a roll.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_8421885\" href=\"https:\/\/link.podtrac.com\/dmwdd_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON\u2019T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The floodgates opened offensively, with Clark finishing the night with 29 points and 10 assists. Bueckers also scored 29 points for the Wings, adding six assists and six rebounds.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/paige-bueckers-29.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/paige-bueckers-29.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/paige-bueckers-29.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/paige-bueckers-29.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/paige-bueckers-29.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/paige-bueckers-29.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/paige-bueckers-29.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/paige-bueckers-29.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/paige-bueckers-29.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Paige Bueckers\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers finished the night with 29 points of her own.<\/span> <span>(Photo by A.J. Mast\/NBAE via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">But the Fever got an added scoring punch from Kelsey Mitchell \u2014 who finished with 23 points for a franchise-record 18th straight 20-point game \u2014 and Tyasha Harris, who went 4-for-4 from 3-point range, to pull away for a 98-87 win.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">That gives the Fever first place in the East over the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_8421887\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/wnba\/atlanta-dream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlanta Dream<\/a>, who, coincidentally, will host them on Sunday in a big game for the conference&#8217;s top spot.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Matthew Reigle is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever were back at the friendly confines of Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis as they welcomed another one of the league&#8217;s biggest stars, Paige Bueckers, and the Dallas Wings. 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