Indiana Fever's Playoff Chances Take a Hit After Falling to 7th in WNBA Standings originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Indiana Fever remain in solid position to make the WNBA playoffs, but their grip is loosening.

In the second quarter, Sophie Cunningham was forced to exit the game when Sun player Bria Hartley fell awkwardly into her. Cunningham was standing under the basket playing defense while driving, Sun guard Bria Hartley fell into her lower left leg after making a pass.

After the latest move with Cunningham being ruled out, Indiana released Lambert. They also wound up signing Shey Peddy. Lambert spoke on the Fever’s decision after being released by the WNBA team.

Cunningham was injured in the second quarter when Sun guard Bria Hartley fell and made contact with her leg as she fell to the court after firing off a pass in the paint. Cunningham immediately grabbed her leg and fell to the court while screaming in pain before having to be helped to the back by the trainers.

A sex toy was thrown onto the court during an WNBA game between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Indiana Fever on Tuesday, the third such incident which has impacted the league over the past week.

The Indiana Fever have added veteran guard Shey Peddy to their roster on a seven-day hardship contract, the team announced Tuesday. The move comes in direct response to the season-ending knee injury suffered by guard Sophie Cunningham during Sunday’s overtime win over the Connecticut Sun.

For her efforts during the week, Mitchell was honored with the Eastern Conference Player of the Week award, which was the second time she's received that recognition so far during the 2025 WNBA season.