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Caitlin Clark is returning to a court near you after an injury-ravaged 2025 season limited her to only 13 games.
A healthy Clark may well be the factor which pushes the Indiana Fever over the top and into the WNBA Finals this season, which would snap an 11-year drought in between championship series appearances.
Though the Fever won last season's Commissioner's Cup and reached the WNBA semifinals without Clark, her return brings a legitimate MVP candidate back into the fold alongside Indiana's other pillars: Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell.
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As she finds her footing after an injury-plagued campaign, Clark is working to enhance her game leading up to the WNBA season opener on May 9
Footage from Fever training camp on Thursday showed Clark in a catch-and-shoot drill that saw her drill nine of 10 attempts. Clark started from the free throw line and steady dropped back to 3-point range.
A catch and shoot drill for Caitlin Clark to begin practice: pic.twitter.com/UVdz3HqFA6
While fans know Clark as a lethal long-range shooter and a dazzling playmaker, less is said about the two-time All-Star's mid-range jumper.
Only 4.5 percent of Clark's shots came from the 10-16 foot range during her rookie season, but that figure jumped to 10.2 percent in 2025. The success rate went up, too: Clark shot 42.3 percent on these shots as a rookie and 45 percent last year, though the sample size was smaller as she played only 13 games.
Already self-proclaimed as the WNBA's best transition player, a reliable mid-range jumper would add another dimension to Clark's game and make her even harder to stop in a half-court offense.
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