The Indiana Fever won their first game since point guard Caitlin Clark was injured, getting a lift from emergency hardship signing Aari McDonald in an 85-76 victory over the Washington Mystics on Tuesday in Indianapolis.
Indiana had lost three games in a row, two of them after Clark was ruled out for at least two weeks on May 26 because of a left quad injury. Indiana fell to Washington in Baltimore on Wednesday and lost to the Connecticut Sun at home on Friday.
Guards Sydney Colson and Sophie Cunningham were injured during the Connecticut game and exited, leaving Indiana to finish with only eight players. On Monday, the Fever signed McDonald, the No. 3 pick in the 2021 draft who previously played for the Atlanta Dream and the Los Angeles Sparks.
Cunningham remains out, but Colson was able to play Tuesday and started. Colson finished with seven points and three assists in 16 minutes.
McDonald came off the bench and posted 7 points, 5 assists and 3 steals in 27 minutes.
Fever coach Stephanie White said McDonald watched game film…
