Fever Get Unfortunate Injury News About Caitlin Clark Teammate Before Dream Game

Cunningham had been participating in practice and shoot-around during the last week, and head coach Stephanie White seemed optimistic on Monday that her return wasn’t too far off.

“She’s progressing well, and we see her every day with her movement,” White told reporters on Monday. “Every day we see her more confident, a little more balanced. I’m sure Sophie wants to play tomorrow, but she has to go through more tests to see if she will be ready.

“But in my mind, I want to make sure that she’s 100% ready. We’ve got a lot of games in a short period time and we need her on the floor. I don’t want to rush it and have any setbacks, so we’ll see what her testing [looks like] and then meet with a training staff and talk with Sophie about a game plan.”

Cunningham, who joined Indiana in a three-team offseason trade, injured her ankle during a preseason game against the Dream when she stepped on Rhyne Howard's foot while attempting a rebound in the third quarter.

She landed awkwardly on her right ankle as she fell to the court and was ultimately helped to the sideline to be evaluated. She tested the ankle by jogging on the sideline before heading to the locker room.