Indiana Fever fans are understandably clamoring for updates about Caitlin Clark, especially as the team continues to drop in the WNBA standings and, therefore, closer to being out of playoffs contention. But instead of turning to the best sources for that information (the team and coaching staff, who speak to local media regularly throughout the week), many fans are endlessly scrolling social media.
Social media can be profoundly helpful in a lot of ways, but when it comes to important updates and player news, it's not necessarily the best go-to, especially if the source is a content creator who is not credentialed media. In general, credentialed media have a vested interest in getting the most accurate news about a player or team to as many people as possible, free of bias and intented to inform.
Content creators who operate within the realm of their own channels are more likely to be focused on getting people to watch and share their videos as much as possible — and could potentially write increasingly inflammatory and/or misleading headlines and captions while doing so. That's not true of everyone posting WNBA related content on the internet, but the risk of consuming misinformaton is real.
The Indiana Fever is the best source for all things related to Clark's recovery
When it comes to the Fever and Caitlin Clark-related news, coach Stephanie White offers updates about Clark's status several times a week, often to local beat reporters like the IndyStar's Chloe Peterson and Scott Agness, who in turn share video from those media scrums via social media (Peterson is a regular on X, a platform Agness also uses).
While local beat reporters are incredible resources for fans, the Fever organization (like all teams in the WNBA) also shares videos from each pre and post game press conference on YouTube — and plenty of footage and interviews from the team's shootarounds ahead of each game they play.
The concern and interest in Clark's progress toward a full recovery from her latest injury is more than understandable, and the Fever is lucky to have so many fans so invested in how she's doing and in supporting the team. The best thing a lot of fans can do is to exercise patience — and to seek the appropriate information from sources who are actively providing it without any agenda.