Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham will face her former team for the first time when the Fever (14-12) host the Phoenix Mercury (16-9) on Wednesday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Beyond Cunningham seeing her old teammates and coaches from Phoenix,

The Indiana Fever have missed the services of Caitlin Clark of late. The team confirmed on Thursday that the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year will remain out for Friday’s matchup against Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings, marking the sixth straight game a re-aggravated groin injury has sidelined Clark.

Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, who recently landed a podcast deal, wasted little time making waves on the platform, saying critics of Indiana teammate Caitlin Clark are "dumb as f---."