The Indiana Fever’s injury woes continued Friday when Sydney Colson and Sophie Cunningham both left their 85-83 loss to the Connecticut Sun — who entered the game as the lone winless team in the league — with injuries.
Colson, who had been inserted into the starting lineup in place of Caitlin Clark, departed with a leg injury in the first quarter and was ruled out shortly after halftime. Cunningham, who took Colson’s place with the starters to begin the second half, rolled her ankle in the fourth quarter and did not return.
It’s too early to know how much time, if any, either player will miss. Fever coach Stephanie White did not provide an update after the game.
With just under 90 seconds remaining in the first quarter, Colson was driving to her right and lost control of the ball. Sun guard Jacy Sheldon dove to the floor to try and gain possession, and rolled up Colson’s leg in the process. As the Sun took off the other way, Colson remained down.
After the Sun scored, the Fever took a timeout to stop play, and Colson was attended to by the team’s medical staff. Colson briefly tried to remain on the bench, but then hobbled back to the locker room. While she walked under her own power, she…
