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The Indiana Fever beat the Connecticut Sun today after trailing by 21 points. Kelsey Mitchell has a career-high tying performance. Stats, highights.
Here are seven spicy WNBA playoff picture storylines to keep a pulse on:
The Connecticut Sun were eliminated from WNBA playoff contention with a brutal loss before a “home” crowd, much of it was cheering Indiana.
The Indiana Fever face the Connecticut Sun on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 (8/17/25) in a regular season WNBA game at Mohegan Sun Arena.
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Sophie Cunningham's sister chides 'pathetic' WNBA officiating after knee injury to Fever guard
Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham required help off the floor after suffering a knee injury during Sunday's comeback win over the Connecticut Sun, igniting intense reaction from her sister — Mizzou's assistant director of development — Lindsey Cunningham.
Sophie Cunningham was helped off the court in the second quarter of Indiana’s game against the Connecticut Sun after Bria Hartley fell into her leg. Cunningham was in visible pain as she clutched her knee before she was helped off the court and to the locker room. The Fever quickly announced she would return to the game.
Connecticut was mathematically eliminated from making the playoffs on Sunday following its 99-93 overtime loss to the Indiana Fever. The Sun made eight consecutive playoff appearances from 2016 to 2024, including reaching the semifinals or better in each of the last six seasons.
The Connecticut Sun are being sold to a Boston Celtics-led ownership group for a record $325 million, according to a Boston Globe report.
A record deal to an ownership group would seemingly be a coup for the WNBA — the last WNBA team to have a standalone majority sale was the Atlanta Dream in 2021 for less than $10 million — but the Sun relocating under Pagliuca’s watch appears to be facing some resistance.
Caitlin Clark has played 13 games this season. She was named a WNBA All-Star, earning the honor for the second time in her career with the Indiana Fever, but injuries have plagued her second season in the league. Clark has posted 16.5 points, 5 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game this season.