Rebecca Lobo thinks it might be in the best interest of the Indiana Fever to consider resting Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell this weekend.
Lobo, the lead WNBA analyst for ESPN and one of the greatest women’s basketball players of all time, discussed the idea in an article on X as the Fever are set to take on the Los Angeles Sparks Friday and the defending champion Las Vegas Aces. SATURDAY.
“Curious to know if @IndianaFever will rest @CaitlinClark22 (31 mg) and @Kelz_Hoop
(ankle) against the Aces tomorrow,” Lobo wrote.
“This will be Indy’s 3rd road game in 4 days and 7th game in 12 days. This stinks for CC fans in Vegas, but it could be a smart move for the health and safety of the players.
The Fever started 0-5 and would likely be double-digit underdogs against the Aces even at full strength.
As Lobo alluded to, fans who paid change for tickets to watch Clark in Las Vegas would be devastated if she rested.
The way the WNBA is structured for rookies entering the league after college basketball is very different from what we see with NBA and NFL players, where the professional and college seasons effectively run at the same time. time.
Clark is coming off a full college season that went all the way to the championship game against South Carolina, and just a month later he was playing in the WNBA season opener against the Sun.
Add to that all the attention she’s getting and she must be exhausted.
Still, Clark is such an individual attraction that a healthy rest would surely be put under the microscope and it would feel like the Fever are dodging top competition.
In response to Lobo’s suggestion, Blaze host Jason Whitlock posted on X: “Load management has arrived in the WNBA 5 games into the season. Amazing.”
The Fever’s game against the Aces on Saturday airs on NBA TV.
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