The Indiana Fever have dealt with an absurd amount of adversity to this point in the 2025 WNBA season. And this adversity intensified just a few days ago, when it was announced that both Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald (who were the Fever's only two active point guards) suffered season-ending injuries during the team's August 7 contest against the Phoenix Mercury.
As a result, the team had to scramble to sign another player via hardship contract, which they did with Odyssey Sims on August 10.
Of course, the team still has star guard Caitlin Clark. But Clark has been out of action since July 15 while she's working her way back from a groin injury.
Stephanie White Speaks on Caitlin Clark's Injury Recovery Clark being listed as a "Game-Time Decision" on the WNBA's website for the Fever's August 12 game sparked optimism among some fans that she could be making her return on Tuesday.
However, Fever head coach Stephanie White seemed to shut this down when speaking with the media after Indiana's August 11 practice
When White was asked if Clark has been able to do anything extra since beginning to run on the court last week or if she has been able to return to practice, White said, "No return to practice. She has been able to get a little bit more into her full-court running, with all of her body weight. It's really building up from doing minimal to then building some endurance to do longer periods of time.
"She has been able to do a little bit more on the court in terms of how she moves. But not into practice yet, no," White continued of Clark, per a YouTube video from Tony East.
The Indiana Fever have dealt with an absurd amount of adversity to this point in the 2025 WNBA season. And this adversity intensified just a few days ago, when it was announced that both Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald (who were the Fever's only two active point guards) suffered season-ending injuries during the team's August 7 contest against the Phoenix Mercury.
As a result, the team had to scramble to sign another player via hardship contract, which they did with Odyssey Sims on August 10.
Of course, the team still has star guard Caitlin Clark. But Clark has been out of action since July 15 while she's working her way back from a groin injury.
Stephanie White Speaks on Caitlin Clark's Injury Recovery
Clark being listed as a "Game-Time Decision" on the WNBA's website for the Fever's August 12 game sparked optimism among some fans that she could be making her return on Tuesday.
However, Fever head coach Stephanie White seemed to shut this down when speaking with the media after Indiana's August 11 practice
When White was asked if Clark has been able to do anything extra since beginning to run on the court last week or if she has been able to return to practice, White said, "No return to practice. She has been able to get a little bit more into her full-court running, with all of her body weight. It's really building up from doing minimal to then building some endurance to do longer periods of time.
"She has been able to do a little bit more on the court in terms of how she moves. But not into practice yet, no," White continued of Clark, per a YouTube video from Tony East.
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Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White on Odyssey Sims joining the team, Caitlin Clark and the latest on her injury, and more.
Tony East covers the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever and has for over seven years