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Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham left Sunday’s win over the Connecticut Sun early in the second quarter after suffering an apparent knee injury, never to return. After going through an MRI, the Fever announced on Tuesday that the former Phoenix Mercury guard has been ruled out for the remainder of the season.
Sophie Cunningham, Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald are out for the season, while Caitlin Clark has missed 13 straight games with a groin injury.
Sophie Cunningham's season-ending knee injury left a void for an experienced ballhandler and the Fever signed veteran Shey Peddy to fill that hole.
The Connecticut Sun lost to the Indiana Fever 99-93 in overtime after blowing a 21-point lead at home on Sunday. The loss dropped the Sun to 6-27 on the season for the worst record in the WNBA. Veterans Marina Mabrey (27 points) and Tina Charles (21 points) led the way for Connecticut.
For her efforts during the week, Mitchell was honored with the Eastern Conference Player of the Week award, which was the second time she's received that recognition so far during the 2025 WNBA season.
Indiana Fever Dealt Unfortunate Blow After Chicago Sky Lost on Friday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky have had their fair share of injury problems during the 2025 WNBA season, both missing their stars in Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, respectively, for an extended period of time.
After the latest move with Cunningham being ruled out, Indiana released Lambert. They also wound up signing Shey Peddy. Lambert spoke on the Fever’s decision after being released by the WNBA team.