“You may hear Sophie Cunningham say something today in the Fever postgame presser about a press release stating that Caitlin Clark is day-to-day. Cunningham misspoke. That was not in a press release or the current status of Clark,” East wrote on X.

Even without Caitlin Clark in the lineup, the Fever pulled off an upset win of the Las Vegas Aces on Thursday night, 80-70. Cunningham was as efficient as ever, only missing one shot the whole night en route to 15 points.

The Indiana Fever appear to be weathering Caitlin Clark's injury absence with increasing resilience, as team chemistry and tactical flexibility begin to compensate for the star gua