This article was originally published on www.si.com as Caitlin Clark’s Coach Didn’t Have Most Optimistic Injury Update for the Star Guard. Erik Menendez has been diagnosed with a “serious medical condition,” his attorney said Tuesday.

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is currently sidelined with a right groin issue, her third different soft tissue injury this season. Sitting on the sidelines and going through rehab is a new experience for Clark, who prior to this summer had not missed a game due to injury since high school.

Heading into the season, Indiana recognized that it would take time for its pieces to jell. White headlined a largely new coaching staff, and only five players remained from last season, when the Fever went 20-20 and stormed into the playoffs after opening with eight losses in their first nine games.