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Indiana Fever Make Final Decision on Sophie Cunningham Before Dream Game

Sophie Cunningham made the transition to the Indiana Fever ahead of the 2025 WNBA season.

After playing with the Phoenix Mercury since 2019, Cunningham joined the most thrilling team in the WNBA, led by Caitlin Clark.

While Cunningham will likely be a major piece to the Fever's success, she was ruled out for Indiana's first game of the season.

Cunningham was sidelined with an ankle injury, which she suffered against the Atlanta Dream in the preseason.

On Tuesday, as the Fever prepare to play the Dream at 7 p.m. ET, Cunningham has been ruled out yet again, per Chloe Peterson.

"She’s been making progress and has participated in practices/shootaround, but not enough progress they feel comfortable playing her yet," Peterson said.

Before ruling Sophie Cunningham out for the Indiana Fever's second game of the season, head coach Stephanie White spoke on the WNBA star's injury.

"I want to make sure she’s 100 percent ready," White said, per Daniel Becker at FanSided. "We’ve got a lot of games in a short period of time. We need her on the floor, and I don’t want to rush it and have any setbacks, so I will watch how her testing goes today and will see the results."

Last season with the Phoenix Mercury, Sophie Cunningham posted 8.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

While Cunningham is viewed as a key piece for the Indiana Fever's quest to a championship, it seems White and the coaching staff are keeping the WNBA star safe from any further injury concerns.

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