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.
A Silence That Defined the Season
The Moment That Shook the Arena
Inside the Comeback Timeline
Reactions From Across the Sports World
More Than Basketball
The League on Notice