Sabrina Ionescu, who has dealt with several injuries during her WNBA career, sent Caitlin Clark a meaningful message. The current situation of the Indiana Fever star has her fans anxious, as it’s unclear when she will return to the court.
Clark never missed a single game during her NCAA career. However, her WNBA rookie season hasn’t gone as expected. She has already suffered two injuries that kept her off the court, while her team fights to maintain its level in the league.
Timely advice
According to a report by Essentiallysports, when reporters asked the New York Liberty star if she had advice for Caitlin Clark, she responded:
“Yes, I mean, that’s actually something I told her. Obviously, very different injuries in terms of how long I was out. You know, I didn’t really have a rookie year, but I told her I had a similar situation. And when I came back, I had four soft tissue injuries the following year that a lot of people didn’t know about. I played through two calf and two hamstring injuries, and I just tried to play and didn’t say anything.”
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Back then, Ionescu fell into depression after missing just three games in her career. She suffered a Grade 3 ankle sprain that required surgery because a loose bone fragment irritated her tendon. As a result, she missed her rookie season and felt like she had “let her team down.”
Ionescu also mentioned the time when she allowed media scrutiny to get into her head:
“And it’s something similar—when you’ve never gone through an injury early in your career, you have no idea how to handle it, and that’s something I was able to talk to her about during the All-Star Game.”
Both basketball players are known for their dedication and passion for the sport, so injuries take a toll on them emotionally.
“Sometimes you have to go through it to really understand what your body needs,” Ionescu explained.
>”You have to know what you can play through and what you can’t. You need to build the right team around you—coaches and trainers—and understand that the offseason is long, you have to know your body needs to prepare for the season. So I told her, even though it sucks right now, it will be a blessing in disguise, and you just have to stay positive.”
