On August 19, news broke that Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham had suffered a torn MCL ligament in her right knee during the Fever's game against the Connec

The Indiana Fever emerged as a WNBA title contender under the leadership of Stephanie White and Caitlin Clark. Indiana was set to compete against some of the top teams in the WNBA, but they have been constantly hit with setbacks to their roster.

The Fever lost their third player in the last three weeks to a season-ending injury after announcing on Tuesday that guard Sophie Cunningham would miss the rest of the year after suffering a leg injury against the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.

Sophie Cunningham, Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald are out for the season, while Caitlin Clark has missed 13 straight games with a groin injury.

Two-time All-Star Indiana Pacers point guard Caitlin Clark has been sidelined with a right groin injury since the end of a July 15 clash against the Connecticut

The Fever, who reached the postseason last year for the first time since 2016, view her as the cornerstone of their rebuild, and her return to the court will be critical to their playoff hopes. Indiana sits sixth in the WNBA standings with nine games left to play in the regular season.