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“I think, at the end of the day, it’s me and my confidence,”
Clark said Friday. “Coming back from injury and having however
many soft tissue injuries (last season) is a real mental
challenge.”
It was the first game she had missed this season. She said that
her confidence has gone up and down.
“These are the best players in the world, and if I don’t feel
100 percent confident in my body on Game 5 of the year,” Clark
said, “I don’t know if that’s really worth it in that scenario.”
The third-year Fever star played 32 minutes and had nine assists
against the Fire.
“I think a lot of the times, it’s for me the next day,
understanding how my body feels and understanding that a little
bit better,” Clark said. “Obviously, your adrenaline is pumping,
you don’t always understand right after the game. ... Overall, I
feel good. It’s just continuing to take care of my body.”
The WNBA issued the Fever a warning on Thursday about how they
handled reporting Clark's injury. She hadn't been on the injury
report despite not practicing Tuesday. She was ruled out 100
minutes before Wednesday's game.
Clark said that she received treatment on Tuesday and planned to
plan Wednesday. She woke up Wednesday morning feeling a little
bit sore and did some physical therapy at home. She got in a
pregame workout before deciding not to play.
“I actually went back and looked because of all these narratives
that are going crazy online, about when I told my mom I wasn’t
going to play the game: 4:47,” Clark said. “You guys found out
at 5:20. So one of the most important people in my life found
out 40 minutes before you guys.”
Indiana doesn't play again until next Thursday at Golden State.
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