Caitlin Clark has a drink taken off her by concerned teammate on wild night out - days after injury scare left her in tears

If Caitlin Clark is torn up about her latest injury blow, she wasn't letting it show Thursday night. 

The Indiana Fever superstar, who suffered yet another groin injury this week, was spotted enjoying a wild night out as she toasted the beginning of the WNBA's All-Star weekend in style - perhaps a little too much. 

The 23-year-old welcomed the biggest names in the WNBA to Indianapolis this week as she prepares to captain one of the teams for Saturday's All-Star game, despite no longer being able to take to the court.

And while Clark appeared bright and breezy during an appearance on Good Morning America Friday morning, she had certainly been enjoying herself the night before when she and her peers descended on Indianapolis nightclub, INVY, for the All Star Champagne Launch Party. 

In several videos shared to social media, the guard could be seen bopping along to the music with a drink in hand. 

At one point, Clark had found her way behind the DJ booth with her arm wrapped around the emcee. When he thrust the microphone in her face and asked if she was 'ready to turn up' Clark let out shout of 'woo' and hoisted her can, which appeared to be a hard seltzer, into the air. 

She then began to wildly wave one arm in the air as Grove St. Party by Waka Flocka Flame began to blare out across the nightclub. 

However, Clark's antics may have verged too far on the wild side for some of her Fever teammates. 

Aliyah Boston, Indiana's star forward, was caught discreetly sliding Clark's drink out of her hand after noticing her teammate's actions were being caught on a live stream. 

Fans on social media praised Boston, who was drafted with the No. 1 overall pick by the Fever the year before Clark, for looking out for her younger teammate and her image. 

Yet that didn't prevent Clark from blowing off some steam. The WNBA icon partied the night away as she attempted to push her latest injury woes to the back of her mind. 

And so, it appeared, did her brother Colin, who was caught taking aim at WNBA officials yet again. 'Fix the reffing WNBA, it's bad,' he slurred on StudBudz's live stream.

Yet, if Clark's head was a little worse for wear Friday morning, she didn't let it show as she appeared fresh on live national television. 

'I'm feeling good,' she told GMA host Robin Roberts when asked about being ruled out of the game. 'Obviously a lot of this cheers me up. 

'It's good to see everybody out here having a really good time…I'll be there. I'm gonna be active on the sidelines. I gotta cheer these two on,' she added gesturing to Boston and fellow Fever teammate Kelsey Mitchell. 

Clark's wild night out came just hours after she announced she had been forced to pull out of the All-Star Game and 3-Point Contest after suffering yet another injury blow.

The Indiana Fever guard injured her right groin on Tuesday night in the final minute of the team's win over the Connecticut Sun.

In a message shared on X, a devastated Clark admitted on Thursday that she now needs to rest her body.

'I am incredibly sad and disappointed to say I can't participate in the 3-Point Contest or the All-Star Game,' she said in a message posted by the Fever. 

'I have to rest my body. I will still be at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for all the action and I'm looking forward to helping (Liberty coach Sandy Brondello) coach our team to a win.'

Clark was supposed to compete in a loaded 3-point contest Friday night and is captain of one of the All-Star teams. The second-year guard was the leading vote getter from the fans and has been a huge reason the league has had a boon in attendance and ratings over the last two seasons.

The WNBA announced that Brittney Sykes of Washington will replace her in the All-Star Game. Clark's Fever teammate Lexie Hull will replace her in the 3-point contest.

Clark has already missed 11 games for the Fever this season due to injury and only made her latest return less than a week ago.

Fever coach Stephanie White said her star player had imaging done Wednesday afternoon and deferred to the team's training staff for more details except to say that she considered it good news.

The 23-year-old got hurt with under a minute left. She walked downcourt holding her right groin after assisting on the Fever's final basket. As teammate Aliyah Boston tried to console her, Clark walked to the basket stanchion and banged her head against it before heading to the bench. 

During the timeout, she covered her head with a towel and appeared to be holding back tears.

Clark had been durable throughout college and her first season in the WNBA, never missing a game. Now she's had four different muscle injuries so far this year.

She missed the preseason opener with tightness in her quad but played the next day in an exhibition game at her alma mater, Iowa. She suffered a quad strain against New York on May 24 that kept her out for five games. 

Clark returned June 14 and played in five games before suffering another injury to her left groin that kept her out for four contests and the Commissioner's Cup final.