Fever Coach Stephanie White Speaks Honestly After Trusted Veteran Plays 0 Minutes Against Sky

The Indiana Fever made a significant roster move on Friday amid Caitlin Clark's extended injury absence. This came in the form of signing forward Chloe Bibby on a seven-day contract.

The 27-year-old made her Fever debut in Sunday’s game against the Chicago Sky and responded with eight points, two rebounds, a block and two triples in 11 quality minutes off the bench.

Also getting an extended run against the Sky was rookie Makayla Timpson, who logged a career-high 22 minutes of action in Indiana’s 93-78 win over Chicago. The 6-foot-2 forward-center scored a career-high 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting, four rebounds and three steals in what was her best game for the Fever thus far.

Damiris Dantas Benched Against Sky

The shift in rotation meant fewer minutes for veteran center Damiris Dantas. In fact, the 32-year-old center was not able to take the court in Sunday’s win. This marked just the second time this season that Dantas logged zero minutes for an entire game.

Fever head coach Stephanie White was asked about this decision in her postgame press conference. The veteran shot-caller got honest in her response.

"More than anything, they were playing zone," White said. "Bringing in Chloe early and having four shooters around [Aliyah Boston] was important.

“[Timpson], it was going with her early just to see what she could give us on the defensive end. I felt like they got too many easy looks. [Timpson's] versatility allows us to play her defensively in a different way than we can play [Dantas].

"And they had it rolling in the first half, and so we just stayed with that eight or nine (players in the rotation) or however many they were."