Kareem Copeland May 8, 2026, 09:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS -- Caitlin Clark received a handoff on the left wing, took two dribbles past a screen and split a pair of defenders with a pinpoint bounce pass to her rolling big for a simple layup. It was Clark's first meaningful game in eight months, but the scene looked awfully familiar. Barely over a minute later, she had two more assists. For good measure, and before the first quarter was over in Team USA's FIBA World Cup qualifying tournament opener, Clark pulled up five steps from beyond the 3-point line and buried one of her trademark treys. It was exactly what Amber Cox had raced to San Juan, Puerto Rico, to see. The Indiana Fever general manager was eager, anxious and optimistic about her star player's first actual game since July 15, 2025. She had gotten glimpses of Clark through months of rehab and some spirited pickup games in Indianapolis, but this was different.…