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The Fever suffered another injury to a guard on Sunday, leaving fans to call for a big decision on bringing back Caitlin Clark.
Cunningham said she’s in “good spirits” after suffering a season-ending knee injury and doesn't think Bria Hartley intended to hurt her.
Fever star guard Sophie Cunningham suffered an MCL tear on Sunday, effectively ending her 2025 season. This isn't the first time the injury-ridden Indiana squad has lost a player for the year after Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald both suffered season-ending injuries earlier this month.
Team officials did not provide details about the injury, the third season-ending one Indiana has experienced in August.
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The team said they signed guard Shey Peddy to a seven-day hardship contract "in a corresponding move" to deal with Cunningham's injury. Star Fever player Caitlin Clark is also still dealing with a groin injury and has missed 22 games this season.
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Coach Stephanie White and the Fever continue to refresh, Clark's "day-to-day" status and that's the truth, according to Cunningham, who herself was knocked out of the rest of the season with a knee injury last Sunday.
Those fears were confirmed on Tuesday with the team announcing guard Sophie Cunningham is out for the season with a right knee injury suffered in the second quarter of the Fever's stirring 99-93 overtime win against the Connecticut Sun.
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham said she does not believe Bria Hartley intended to hurt during a basketball play where Cunningham suffered a season-ending knee-injury.