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Alexa Philippou
Indiana Fever guards Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald will each miss the rest of the 2025 season after struggling season-ending accidents Thursday within the Fever’s 95-60 loss on the Phoenix Mercury, the staff introduced Friday.
Colson tore her left ACL within the first quarter whereas McDonald broke a bone in her proper foot within the fourth body.
The staff has already been with out star Caitlin Clark for all however 13 video games this summer season as a consequence of accidents to her quad and groin. Clark has not performed since July 15 and has no timetable for her return.
The Fever can have 9 obtainable gamers – and no true level guards — for Saturday’s contest in opposition to the Chicago Sky, and as a consequence of league guidelines will not have the ability to add a hardship participant till after the sport. Following Saturday the staff subsequent hosts the Dallas Wings on Tuesday.
A two-time champion with the Las Vegas Aces, Colson joined the Fever in free company, offering a veteran presence and expertise within the backcourt. She averaged 2.4 factors, 2.0 assists and 0.5 steals in 13.5 minutes per recreation.
McDonald was initially introduced in to assist exchange Clark when the 2024 No. 1 choose went down together with her preliminary accidents however was signed to a rest-of-season contract in late June after the staff parted methods with DeWanna Bonner.
McDonald began 13 of 20 video games for Indiana, averaging 9.8 factors, 4.7 assists and 1.3 steals per contest.
The Fever, who’re 17-14 on the season and sit in fifth place, had received 5 straight video games earlier than their present string of back-to-back losses to Los Angeles and Phoenix, the latter their most lopsided defeat of the season.