The injury-riddled Indiana Fever have signed former lottery pick Aari McDonald with an emergency hardship exception, the team announced Monday.
Over the last week, the Fever have lost Caitlin Clark (left quad), Sydney Colson (upper left leg) and Sophie Cunningham (right ankle) to injuries, which has left them with just eight available players ahead of their matchup with the Washington Mystics on Tuesday.
When a team falls under 10 available players, they are eligible for an emergency hardship exception, which allows them to sign a replacement player. The team must terminate the emergency contract(s) as soon as their non-replacement players are healthy.
McDonald will be with the team for at least Tuesday’s game against the Mystics, but her stay in Indiana will depend on when the Fever have 10 healthy players again.
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