Nightmare continues for Fever as Sophie Cunningham joins Caitlin Clark on injured list

The Indiana Fever’s form in 2025 has been affected by injuries to key players and the team’s luck is getting no better.

On Sunday Sophie Cunningham suffered a knee injury during a game against the Connecticut Sun and she was forced from the court. She underwent an MRI on Monday and was found to have torn her MCL, an injury that will see her miss the remainder of the WNBA season.

Cunningham is expected to make a full recovery but the Fever will be without her as they chase a championship later this year. Cunningham had appeared in 30 of the Fever’s 35 games this season, averaging 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds.

However it was her on-court partnership with guard Caitlin Clark that had proved most valuable, sticking up for the young star in the face of increasingly physical play from opponents. In June Cunningham was ejected from a prior game against the Sun after she clashed with Jacy Sheldon. Clark had been on the receiving end of some aggression from Sheldon earlier in the game.

After Cunningham’s injury was confirmed on Tuesday, teammate Clark shared a brief note to her on Instagram. Clark shared a post from the Fever about Cunningham’s injury, alongside the words, ‘Love you always soph’.

Cunningham has also paid credit to Clark this season, describing her as ‘the face of the league’ and helping to bring new audiences to the WNBA. A meeting between the Fever and the Chicago Sky drew 2.7 million viewers and Cunningham believes that other players should be grateful for the impact.

“This is what we’ve always wanted as a league, so like, who cares who gets the credit,” Cunningham said. “And if you’re smart, [you know] you’re making money off them... Just be nice. Why can’t people be nice?”

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