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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.
Indiana Fever players Kelsey Mitchell and Brianna Turner will headline an abortion rights fundraising event “Playing With Our Lives” on Aug. 21 in Carmel.
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.
The Connecticut Sun were eliminated from WNBA playoff contention with a brutal loss before a “home” crowd, much of it was cheering Indiana.
The Indiana Fever travel to Uncasville, Conn. Sunday to face the Connecticut Sun at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) on Sunday, Aug. 17 at Mohegan Sun Arena. The game will be broadcast on NBA TV. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
On Tuesday, Front Office Sports’ Colin Salao reported that the WNBA has set an all-time regular season attendance record, bringing in roughly 2.43 million fans this year (through Sunday’s games). This passes the previous mark of 2,364,736 fans set back in 2002.