The Indiana Fever‘s harm woes continued after guard Sophie Cunningham was dominated out for remainder of the season Tuesday due to a proper knee harm.
Cunningham was injured within the second quarter of the Fever’s 99-93 overtime win over the host Connecticut Sun on Sunday after teammate Bria Hartley bumped into her whereas making a cross. She was dominated out for the rest of the sport and later identified with an MCL tear, in response to a number of media experiences.
Indiana (19-16) was enjoying with out star guard Caitlin Clark (proper groin) for the thirteenth straight recreation. The Fever additionally misplaced guards Aari McDonald (foot) and Sydney Colson (knee) earlier this month with season-ending accidents.
To exchange Cunningham on the roster, the Fever signed veteran guard Shey Peddy to a seven-day hardship contract and likewise launched rookie guard Kyra Lambert.
Cunningham, who turned 29 on Saturday, averaged 8.6 factors, 3.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 25.2 minutes in 30 video games (13 begins) in her first season with the Fever. She gained nationwide consideration earlier this season when she got here to Clark’s protection throughout an in-game altercation.
Cunningham performed her first six seasons within the WNBA with the Phoenix Mercury (2019-24) and averaged 7.7 factors, 2.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 22.8 minutes in 182 regular-season video games (92 begins). Cunningham additionally averaged 5.8 factors, 2.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 19.5 minutes in 15 playoff video games (six begins) for Phoenix.
The Mercury chosen Cunningham within the second spherical (thirteenth general) within the 2019 WNBA Draft out of Missouri. Indiana acquired her as a part of a 10-team commerce on Feb. 2.
Peddy, 36, performed in six video games (5 begins) earlier this season for the Los Angeles Sparks on a hardship contract and averaged 5.0 factors, 2.7 assists and 23.0 minutes. For her profession, Peddy has averaged 5.9 factors, 2.3 assists and 18.7 minutes in 122 regular-season video games (34 begins) for the Washington Mystics (2019-20), Mercury (2020-23) and Sparks.
Lambert, 28, appeared in Sunday’s recreation for Indiana and performed the ultimate 5 seconds.
—Area Stage Media/Reuters
