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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.
The Connecticut Sun lost to the Indiana Fever 99-93 in overtime after blowing a 21-point lead at home on Sunday. The loss dropped the Sun to 6-27 on the season for the worst record in the WNBA.
The first quarter of the matchup between Indiana Fever and Phoenix Mercury delivered one of the most painful scenes of the season. Sydney Colson, a 36-year-old point guard and one
Indiana Fever players Kelsey Mitchell and Brianna Turner will headline an abortion rights fundraising event “Playing With Our Lives” on Aug. 21 in Carmel.
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.
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 travel to Uncasville, Conn. Sunday to face the Connecticut Sun at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) on Sunday, Aug. 17 at Mohegan Sun Arena. The game will be broadcast on NBA TV. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
On Tuesday, Front Office Sports’ Colin Salao reported that the WNBA has set an all-time regular season attendance record, bringing in roughly 2.43 million fans this year (through Sunday’s games). This passes the previous mark of 2,364,736 fans set back in 2002.