Indiana Fever Player Announces Personal News on Friday

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Max Escarpio | Last updated Aug 15, 2025 3:41 PM ET

The Indiana Fever have been playing without Caitlin Clark, who has struggled to stay on the court during her second season in the WNBA.

Indiana is preparing for a matchup against the Washington Mystics, and Clark will be sidelined along with teammates Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald.

While the loss of Clark has been huge, recent news emerged on McDonald, mentioning that the Fever guard suffered a season-ending injury.

McDonald has a broken right foot, suffering the injury after joining the Fever during the season.

While McDonald works through her recovery, she has been partaking in grad-school classes. On Friday, McDonald made an official announcement, revealing that she has finished grad school.

"Just like that, your girl is officially done with grad school," McDonald said.

Massive shout out 2 Aari McDonald

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Aari McDonald was brought to the Indiana Fever in order to add depth in the backcourt. She emerged as Caitlin Clark's replacement as the starting point guard.

While McDonald first joined the team on a short-term contract, she wound up starring in Stephanie White's rotations. In the starting lineup, McDonald most played alongside Sophie Cunningham, Kelsey Mitchell, Aliyah Boston and Natasha Howard.

Throughout her first season with the Indiana Fever, Aari McDonald has posted 9.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game.

Before her time with the Fever, McDonald also spent time with the following teams during her WNBA career: the Los Angeles Sparks and the Atlanta Dream.

McDonald played three seasons with the Dream and one season in Los Angeles.

The Fever host the Mystics at 7:30 p.m. ET Friday on Ion.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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