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By Evan Massey
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The Indiana Fever entered the 2025 WNBA season with championship hopes. They received a lot of hype as a potential contender, but no one saw the injury issues that Caitlin Clark has been dealing with coming.
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On multiple occasions, Clark has been forced to miss time due to injury. Coming out of the All-Star break, she has missed time as well.
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Despite not being on the court, Clark is trying to make an impact. Even past cheering her team on from the sideline, she is openly trying to recruit another WNBA star to Indiana.
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On a post from New York Liberty star sharpshooter Sabrina Ionescu about the All-Star game being her fourth appearance, Clark commented with a clear recruiting pitch.
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In a comment on the post, Clark made a point to note that Ionescu looked good in the All-Star game locker room. Why is that a recruiting pitch? The All-Star game was held at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the home of the Fever.
"looking real natural in that lockerroom," Clark wrote in the comment.
Ionescu coming to Indiana to play alongside Clark would be a league-altering move for the WNBA. Just because Clark is recruiting her doesn't mean that there is any chance of the move happening, but it's interesting to note.
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During the 2025 WNBA season thus far, Ionescu has had another big year. She has played in 21 games, averaging 18.4 points per game to go along with 5.7 assists, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.4 steals.
Ionescu has also shot 37.7 percent from the floor and 31.7 percent from three-point range.
Clark, on the other hand, has played in just 13 games so far this year. She has averaged 16.5 points, 8.8 assists, five rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game, while shooting 36.7 percent from the floor and 27.9 percent from the three-point line.
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While this is just in the recruiting stage, Clark's interest in playing alongside Ionescu is clear. Indiana might try to accommodate that interest if the opportunity presents itself.
At the very least, this is a situation worth keeping an eye on for the future. Ionescu and Clark would make for a very fun WNBA duo to watch.
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