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The Indiana Fever are moving connected from two-time WNBA champion DeWanna Bonner.
The squad made the announcement Wednesday aft weeks of speculation that determination were tensions betwixt the 2 sides. Bonner had been benched aft starting the archetypal 3 games successful Indiana and had missed the past 5 owed to idiosyncratic reasons.
Indiana Fever guardant DeWanna Bonner (25) warms up Tuesday, May 20, 2025, during a crippled betwixt the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis. (IMAGN)
"I privation to sincerely convey the Indiana Fever for the accidental to beryllium portion of the Fever franchise," Bonner said successful a connection released by the team.
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"Despite our shared goals and excitement heading into the season, I felt the acceptable did not enactment retired and I admit the organization’s willingness to assistance my petition to determination on, peculiarly astatine this constituent successful my career.
"I privation the Fever large occurrence arsenic they proceed to physique astir this dynamic radical of young players."
Bonner’s connection sheds airy connected the rumored fractured narration betwixt the enactment and the six-time All-Star, which seemingly began aft she was benched successful the starting lineup successful favour of Lexie Hull aft conscionable 3 games.
Indiana Fever Lexie Hull (10) passes to Indiana Fever Sophie Cunningham (8) connected Saturday, May 3, 2025, during a preseason crippled betwixt the Indiana Fever and the Washington Mystics astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis. (Grace Smith/IndyStar/USA Today via Imagn Images)
Bonner, 37, averaged 7.1 points and 3.8 rebounds a crippled during her little stint, which began with her moving into 3rd spot connected the league's all-time scoring database successful the play opener. But reports indicated that the expectations from some sides were not successful alignment.
Sources told Front Office Sports that the acceptable was "off," and that Bonner had expected to beryllium a starter successful Indiana. League sources besides told the outlet that it had reached a constituent wherever Bonner had "no interest" successful returning, and alternatively was eyeing the Phoenix Mercury oregon the Atlanta Dream arsenic imaginable landing spots.
Bonner volition person 48 hours to get picked up disconnected waivers wherever the remainder of her $200,000 declaration volition beryllium assumed by that team. If not, she’ll go an unrestricted escaped cause and tin motion for the prorated seasoned minimum.
Indiana Fever guardant DeWanna Bonner (25) celebrates aft becoming the 3rd all-time starring scorer successful WNBA past Saturday, May 17, 2025, during a crippled betwixt the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis. The Indiana Fever defeated the Chicago Sky, 93-58. (IMAGN)
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The Fever signed defender Aari McDonald successful spot of Bonner. She averaged 11 points, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals successful 3 appearances with the Fever this play aft she was picked up via the WNBA’s exigency hardship exception.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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