Overview

• Cunningham said on her podcast that an MRI confirmed a torn MCL in her right knee from Sunday’s game and that she will have surgery soon.
• She described the second-quarter collision with Connecticut’s Bria Hartley as a basketball play, recalling a pop in her knee as Hartley fell into her leg.
• Pushing back on online accusations, Cunningham emphasized she and Hartley are friends and that there was no ill intent, as Hartley faced enough backlash to disable comments.
• To address depth, the Fever signed veteran guard Shey Peddy to a seven-day hardship contract and released Kyra Lambert in a corresponding move.
• Indiana remains thin in the backcourt after earlier season-ending injuries to Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald and with Caitlin Clark still sidelined by a groin injury.