Clark's left groin injury spoiled what was supposed to be the first meeting of the past two No. 1 picks in the WNBA draft.

The Indiana Fever held on without the injured Caitlin Clark, taking a 22-point lead in the first quarter before finishing off a victory over the Dallas Wings.

DALLAS (AP) — Caitlin Clark's first matchup against Paige Bueckers will have to wait.The Indiana Fever star was ruled out of a second consecutive game with a left groin injury. The Dallas Wings, who drafted Bueckers No. 1 overall this year, were set to play the Fever at the home of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.It's the first time the Wings have played a home game away from the arena on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington.Clark missed the Fever's 85-75 loss to the visiting Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday. The groin problem is the second injury to sideline her this season. The 2024 first overall pick had never missed a game in college at Iowa or with the Fever before a quad strain that kept her out for five games.The loss dropped the Fever to 7-8, while the Wings have won three of four following a 1-11 start.In her first game back from the quad injury, Clark scored a season-high 32 points while helping the Fever hand the New York Liberty their first loss of the season on June 14. Clark…