For weeks, women’s basketball existed in a suspended reality — a timeline without Caitlin Clark. The rookie phenom whose presence on the court had already rewritten attendance records, TV ratings, and sneaker sales was suddenly reduced to silence. A mid-season injury sidelined her, and with it came an eerie quiet that even the loudest arenas couldn’t fill. Fans clung to fragments of hope: rehab updates, training rumors, blurry videos of Clark getting up shots in practice. But the official word never came. Until tonight.

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A Silence That Defined the Season

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The Moment That Shook the Arena

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Inside the Comeback Timeline

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Reactions From Across the Sports World

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More Than Basketball

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The League on Notice

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What Happens Next

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The Beginning of Something Bigger