Indiana Fever get unhealthy harm information forward of Aces recreation

Indiana Fever heart Damiris Dantas is out for the season after present process surgical procedure for a torn meniscus on Monday. Dantas, who signed a two-year contract with the Fever within the offseason, has seen inconsistent minutes over the previous few months however was nonetheless one in all Indiana’s backup frontcourt choices.

Now, Indiana could have a extra short-handed frontcourt rotation.

The Fever lose one in all their most veteran gamers in Damiris Dantas

Damiris Dantas has appeared in 12 video games this season, averaging 3.3 factors, 1.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists. Her position, albeit restricted, meant that Stephanie White had one other backup massive choice at her disposal. Now, an already-limited marketing campaign has been lower brief.

As a result of she was already taking part in a extra restricted position than anticipated, the absence received’t influence Indiana’s day-to-day rotation as a lot.

Nonetheless, Dantas is without doubt one of the most veteran gamers on the roster; the 33-year-old holds profession averages of 6.8 factors and three.7 rebounds throughout 272 profession video games in 12 seasons. She’s performed for the Fever since 2024, however beforehand suited up for the Minnesota Lynx and Atlanta Dream, and was somebody who Stephanie White may flip to in a pinch.

Now, with Dantas out for the season, the burden will proceed to fall on Makayla Timpson, who’s averaging 4.2 factors and a pair of.5 rebounds in 15.9 minutes per recreation.

Aliyah Boston continues to carry down the fort within the frontcourt

The excellent news for Indiana is that they’ve top-of-the-line bigs within the league anchoring the frontcourt: Aliyah Boston, who’s averaging 16.9 factors, 8.3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.3 steals, and 1.1 blocks per recreation. Boston has averaged 26.8 minutes per recreation, and Timpson has performed the vast majority of her backup minutes.

The Fever might look to signal an extra massive to bolster the rotation within the wake of Dantas’s absence. Whereas Myisha Hines-Allen and Monique Billings have performed important roles, Indiana might need to signal one other heart to a rest-of-season contract.

The Fever are 19-11 and coming off a loss to the Minnesota Lynx. Subsequent up, they’ll face the Las Vegas Aces on Thursday, August sixth.