Indiana Fever Announce Guard Signing Amid Rash of Injuries

Indiana Fever point guards Aari McDonald and Sydney Colson suffering season-ending injuries during the team's August 7 game against the Phoenix Mercury (a broken foot for McDonald and an ACL tear for Colson) created a dire situation for the Fever. The only point guards on the roster were McDonald, Colson, and Caitlin Clark, who is also still sidelined with a groin injury. Therefore, the team was left without any active point guard, and they weren't able to address this before their August 9 game against the Chicago Sky. While the Fever were still able to dominate the Sky without any point guard, it was still clear they were going to sign a healthy ball-handler and facilitator via a hardship contract as soon as they were able. And that's exactly what they did on August 10, as the franchise announced the signing of Odyssey Sims. Per an August 10 press release, "The Indiana Fever have signed guard Odyssey Sims to a hardship contract, the team announced today. The Fever qualify for the hardship roster spot due t