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2025 Indiana Fever season

The 2025 Indiana Fever season was the franchise's 26th season in the WNBA and their third season under head coach, Stephanie White, who returned to the franchise where she previously coached the Fever from 2015 to 2016.

All-Star hosts
In August 2024, the WNBA announced that the Fever would host 2025 WNBA All-Star Game and related events in July 2025 for the first time in franchise history. Tickets for All-Star weekend events went on sale on April 29, 2025, and sold out within seven hours. On June 29, Clark was named team captain for the 2025 All-Star Game for the first time in her career after receiving 1,293,526 votes, the most votes in WNBA history (breaking her own voting record from the 2024 season). The following day, Aliyah Boston was also named an All-Star starter, her third time earning All-Star honors in her WNBA career. The Fever had a total of eight players in the top 40 of total fan All-Star votes. No other team in the league had more than four players crack the top 40. During the All-Star draft on July 8, Clark selected both Boston and Mitchell as her first picks from the starter and reserve players, respectively. ==Draft==
Draft
After trading away their 2025 first-round pick, the Fever entered the draft with two consecutive second-round picks as well as their own third-round pick. ==Transactions==
Transactions
Front office and coaching On January 16, 2025, Pacers Sports & Entertainment announced that the Fever would have its own devoted practice facility walking distance from Gainbridge Fieldhouse by 2027. The $78 million exclusive sports performance center will be spread across 108,000 sq. ft., making it the largest practice facility among the existing WNBA teams. Trades Free agency DeWanna Bonner began the 2025 season, starting the first three games; however, she came off the bench for the following six games (with Lexie Hull getting the starting nod). Since the Fever's June 13 game, Bonner was listed on injury reports as unavailable due to "personal reasons." The next day, the Fever announced that they had waived Bonner, who in her own words stated she "felt the fit did not work out" and she preferred to play for teams such as the Phoenix Mercury or the Atlanta Dream. Fever general manager, Amber Cox, spoke to the press on June 26 and stated that Bonner expressed her dissatisfaction "nine, ten games [into the season]" and that equal trade opportunities were sought but no suitable trade options were found which resulted in Bonner being waived. Core designation Re-signed / extensions Additions Subtractions / unsigned In 2024, the WNBA held its first expansion draft since 2008. The league's new expansion team, the Golden State Valkyries, selected Temi Fágbénlé from the Fever roster during the draft. ==Roster==
Roster
Depth Injuries On May 26, 2025, the Fever announced that Caitlin Clark had suffered a left quadriceps strain and would be out for a minimum of two weeks. During her June 5 status update press conference, Clark revealed her injury occurred during the Fever's May 24 game against the New York Liberty. In the May 30 match-up against Connecticut, two more Fever guards, Sydney Colson and Sophie Cunningham, both left the game with upper left leg and right ankle injuries, respectively. To keep a roster with 10 game-eligible players, the Fever signed guard, Aari McDonald, on June 1 to an emergency hardship contract. Due to Clark and Cunningham's likely return for the June 14 game hosting the Liberty, McDonald was waived by the Fever on June 13. Clark and Cunningham returned to play on June 14 in the Fever's home win over the New York Liberty, handing the reigning champs their first loss of the 2025 season. On June 26, 2025, the Fever announced Clark would miss that day's home game against the Los Angeles Sparks due to a left groin injury. Fever head coach, Stephanie White, stated to the press that Clark and her ability to return to play likely would be assessed on "day-to-day" basis. She did return to play for the next four games (leading the Fever to a 3–1 stretch) before she suffered a right groin injury in the final minutes of their July 15 game against the Connecticut Sun. Clark missed her tenth game of the season, a back-to-back at New York, prior to the All-Star weekend. On July 17, Clark announced via the Fever's social media that she would not be participating in the 2025 three-point contest or playing All-Star game due to her injury and "need to rest [her] body." On July 24, the Fever announced that Clark underwent further medical evaluations in which "no additional injuries or damage were discovered"; however, no was timeline provided for Clark's return in the press release. On July 25, the Fever signed forward, Chloe Bibby to a 7-day contract. During the Fever's August 7 game at Phoenix (hours after the final trade deadline of the season), Sydney Colson was helped to the locker room in the first quarter after a non-contact injury to her left leg, and Aari McDonald exited the fourth with a right foot injury. The following day, the Fever announced both Colson and McDonald had sustained season-ending injuries, Colson with a left ACL tear and McDonald with a fracture in her right foot, leaving the Fever without any healthy point guards. On August 10, Odyssey Sims was signed to a 7-day hardship contract, and on August 14, rookie guard, Kyra Lambert, was signed to a 7-day contract. On August 19, the Fever stated that Cunningham would be out for the remainder of the Fever's season due to her right knee injury and had signed Shey Peddy to a 7-day hardship contract. Before the Fever's August 22 game, Chloe Bibby was listed as "out" on the injury report for the first time this season with a left knee injury. On August 23, Aerial Powers was signed to a 7-day hardship contract. On September 4, Bree Hall was signed to a rest of season contract. ==Schedule==
Schedule
Preseason Regular season Notes: Playoffs == Standings ==
Statistics
Source: Regular season ‡Waived/Released during the season †Traded during the season ≠Acquired during the season Playoffs ==Awards and honors==
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