{"id":626269,"date":"2025-09-01T04:37:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T03:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=626269"},"modified":"2025-09-04T07:56:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T06:56:58","slug":"indiana-fever-announce-big-roster-decision-amid-caitlin-clark-injury-sign-veteran-guard-to-hardship-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/indiana-fever-announce-big-roster-decision-amid-caitlin-clark-injury-sign-veteran-guard-to-hardship-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Fever Announce Big Roster Decision Amid Caitlin Clark Injury, Sign Veteran Guard to Hardship Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Indiana Fever are pushing hard for the 2025 WNBA playoffs and considering the ongoing scenarios, they are likely to reach the postseason for the second consecutive season. However, the franchise are dealing with injuries, which can impact their chances for the WNBA title. Caitlin Clark is going through a recovery process from a groin injury. Sophie Cunningham, Aari McDonald and Sydney Colson are out for the entire season. <\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/2025-wnba-playoffs-picture-playoffs-race-heats-up-as-mystics-face-elimination-and-libertys-playoff-chances-stand-still\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>2025 WNBA Playoffs Picture: Playoffs Race Heats Up as Mystics Face Elimination and Liberty&rsquo;s Playoff Chances Stand Still&nbsp;<\/a><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Indiana Fever to Keep Odyssey Sims for the Entire Season <\/h2><p>To keep the injuries in mind, the Fever made a final roster decision on Sunday and granted multiple hardship contracts to boost their squad for the playoffs. Indiana will keep veteran guard Odyssey Sims for the rest of the season and fans also welcomed this decision with pure heart. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">we have signed Odyssey Sims to a rest of season contract &#128079; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tNXpneAt4d\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/tNXpneAt4d<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndianaFever\/status\/1962187070434382214?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 31, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Indiana Fever have officially signed Odyssey Sims to a hardship contract for the season after the team exhausted the three 7-day contracts. Sims started the 2025 season with the Los Angeles Sparks, and got her first contract with Indiana on Aug. 10. The franchise kept her with the team after a couple of injuries.<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;We have signed Odyssey Sims to a rest of season contract,&rdquo;<\/em> Indiana Fever wrote to confirm the roster update, alongside a photo. <\/p><p>The 33-year-old has been a key part of the Fever&rsquo;s offense and shifted all the attention when she scripted a crucial win against her former team. <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/sparks-vs-fever-odyssey-sims-produces-clutch-performance-to-keep-indiana-fevers-playoff-chances-high\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Sims produced a clutch performance against Sparks<\/a> on Friday. She made a three-pointer to tie the game at 74 points and later, dropped a game-winning shot with 13 seconds left in the game. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Odyssey Sims called game &#128548;<br> <br>Back-to-back buckets for the Fever dub over the Sparks! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9YzCnxG55o\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/9YzCnxG55o<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1961647645975298079?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 30, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The veteran guard was picked in the 2014 WNBA draft and has been a top offensive player in the league. Sims scored 21 points, six rebounds and three assists against the Sparks. followed by 22-point outburst against the Storm. Indiana star has averaged 11.2 points, 3.8 assists, and 2.5 rebounds per game throughout her WNBA career. 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