The WNBA issues a formal warning to the Indiana Fever regarding how the team reports Caitlin Clark’s injury status ahead of a game against the Portland Fire. Multiple outlets report that the league raised the concern after the Fever did not properly disclose details of Clark’s back injury before Wednesday night’s matchup. In the reported sequence, Clark becomes a late scratch, and the controversy centers on the timing and completeness of the information provided to the league and the public. Fox News, the New York Post, and Newsweek all describe the WNBA’s action as a warning specifically tied to injury reporting procedures for Clark’s back injury. The outlets also connect the warning to the circumstances surrounding her late withdrawal from the game versus Portland. While the coverage varies in phrasing about the “controversy” surrounding the incident, all accounts agree that the league’s response is prompted by the Fever’s failure to report Clark’s injury in advance, and that this results in the WNBA issuing a warning to the Fever following the incident.