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Caitlin Clark Tops All-Star Voting as Fever Face Roster Strains and Teammate’s Hard Foul

Bonner’s personal leave has left Indiana shorthanded in the frontcourt.

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Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever is guarded by A'ja Wilson #22 of the Las Vegas Aces in the first quarter of their game at T-Mobile Arena on July 02, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aces defeated the Fever 88-69.
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Overview

  • Clark leads fan voting with 515,993 ballots while averaging 19.9 points, 8.7 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game.
  • Sophie Cunningham was ejected for a flagrant-2 foul on Jacy Sheldon and then criticized officials for failing to protect the league’s star guard.
  • Cunningham’s viral defense of Clark drove her TikTok following past 1.2 million and fueled Fever jersey backorders into early July.
  • DeWanna Bonner remains on indefinite personal leave and Damiris Dantas will miss five games for Brazil’s FIBA AmeriCup, cutting Indiana’s active roster to nine players.
  • Indiana could use a WNBA emergency hardship exception to sign a forward and meet the league’s 10-player minimum before the Commissioner’s Cup final.