{
  "id": 4821813,
  "title": "Fever's Caitlin Clark: 'Best I've ever felt in my career'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/fevers-caitlin-clark-best-ive-ever-felt-in-my-career-4821813",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T08:30:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fevers-caitlin-clark-best-ive-083031733.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark believes she is playing her best basketball right now. After missing four games with back issues in mid-July, Clark has played 16 games since, averaging 25.9 points and 9.3 assists with 43.1% three-point shooting, while the Fever have gone 12-4. This performance has put her into MVP conversation, alongside teammate Kelsey Mitchell.\n\nClark attributes her current level of play to a newfound confidence, both in her body and overall game. In an interview after a win over the Connecticut Sun, she said, \"I feel really good. I probably feel the best I've ever felt in my career and from a confidence standpoint, too.\"\n\nClark's 2025 season was cut short due to a groin injury, and she has dealt with back flare-ups throughout 2026. Despite her injury history, she has been on the Fever injury list all season but has been a probable starter. Clark said, \"The first 20 games were a battle for me to really find my confidence again, mostly in my body. Now, I feel like I'm just playing, I'm not thinking. I'm just, Next play, next play, next play. And that's when I play my best basketball.\"\n\nShe enters the Women's World Cup break with season averages of 22.5 points, 8.4 assists, and 37.3% three-point shooting. Clark and teammate Aliyah Boston are both on the Team USA roster for the tournament.",
  "summary": "Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever discusses how her body feels and how that relates to her confidence",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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