The Indiana Fever entered Tuesday night riding a red-hot five-game winning streak—all without star point guard Caitlin Clark, whose frustrating sophomore campaign has been derailed by injuries. Clark hasn’t played since before the All-Star break and has appeared in just 13 games this season.

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark will miss her ninth consecutive game with a right groin injury Thursday when her team takes on Alyssa Thomas and the Phoenix Mercury. Clark, who was injured late in the Fever's win over the Connecticut Sun on July 15, does not have an official return timeline.

Referred to as a “walking triple-double” by longtime girls basketball coach Bill Wolf, Thomas was a superstar at Central Dauphin. She averaged 20.5 points per game, won 106 games over four years and ended her varsity career as the Rams’ all-time scoring leader with 2,289 points.