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WNBA Injury Report and Predicted Starting Lineups Phoenix Mercury vs Indiana Fever- Latest Update on Caitlin Clark’s Availability Status Against Mercury

Here are the injury reports and predicted starting lineups for Indiana Fever and Phoenix Mercury.

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The Indiana Fever will travel to the Footprint Center in Phoenix to clash against the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday, August 7, 2025. It will be the rematch of their previous meeting that took place on Wednesday, July 30. The game saw the Fever take down the Mercury 107-101, owing to Aari McDonald’s 27 points and four assists. Aliyah Boston came up with 22 points, 12 rebounds, and one assist for the Fever. The Mercury had Alyssa Thomas dropping 32 points, 15 rebounds, and seven assists. However, Phoenix, as a team, fell short to Indiana’s collective effort.

Since then, the Fever have won two games and lost one. In their most recent match-up, they went down to the Los Angeles Sparks. Currently seated in the fifth spot of the standings, the Fever have an overall record of 17-13. Talking about the Mercury, they also won two games and lost one ever since they clashed against the Fever. They currently maintain a record of 18-11, and have booked themselves the fourth spot in the standings.

It is expected to be a close contest and fans can expect unlimited drama and entertainment on Thursday night. With that said, let’s get into the injury reports and predicted lineups for both teams.

Phoenix Mercury vs Indiana Fever Injury Reports

When: Thursday, August 7, 2025 | 10 pm ET
Venue: PHX Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
TV: WTHR-13, AZFamily, and Merc+ | Live Stream: Amazon Prime Video, WNBA League Pass

Phoenix Mercury Injuries

None

The Mercury have a clean injury report ahead of their clash against the Fever.

Indiana Fever Injuries

Caitlin Clark- OUT (Groin)

The Indiana Fever have listed Caitlin Clark as out on the injury report due to her groin injury. This will be the ninth straight regular season contest she will miss, and there is still no timeline set for her return to the court.

Phoenix Mercury vs Indiana Fever Predicted Starting Lineups

Phoenix Mercury- Natasha Mack, Satou Sabally, Alyssa Thomas, Kahleah Copper, Monique Akoa Makani

Indiana Fever- Aliyah Boston, Sophie Cunningham, Natasha Howard, Kelsey Mitchell, Aari McDonald

Caitlin Clark

Indiana Fever

Phoenix Mercury

WNBA

Garima Ranawat

Garima is a sports writer with around two years of experience in Indian sports and a newfound interest in the NBA. Inspired by the leadership of cricketing legend MS Dhoni, she wishes to bring in newer perspectives to the NBA fanatics with her writing.