{"id":628537,"date":"2025-09-09T04:07:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T03:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=628537"},"modified":"2025-09-09T06:10:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T05:10:40","slug":"wnba-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-for-indiana-fever-vs-minnesota-lynx-latest-updates-on-caitlin-clark-alanna-smith-dijonai-carrington-ahead-of-a-pivotal-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wnba-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineup-for-indiana-fever-vs-minnesota-lynx-latest-updates-on-caitlin-clark-alanna-smith-dijonai-carrington-ahead-of-a-pivotal-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Injury Report and Predicted Starting Lineup for Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx: Latest Updates On Caitlin Clark, Alanna Smith, DiJonai Carrington Ahead of a Pivotal Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Indiana Fever recently qualified for the WNBA playoffs after a tough phase of play. The Minnesota Lynx, on the other hand, have already locked out their place as the first seed.<\/p><p>The Fever are coming into this game after winning big against the Washington Mystics on Sunday. The Fever also snapped their two-game losing streak with a commanding 94-65 victory in Sunday&rsquo;s clash against the struggling Mystics.<\/p><p>Aliyah Boston scored a double-double with 12 points, and 11 rebounds. Natasha Howard continued her fine form with 17 points. For the Washington Mystics, Sonia Citron put up 17 points.<\/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\">PLAYOFF BOUND &#128293;<br><br>we've officially clinched our spot in the 2025 WNBA Playoffs! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YQKlVN99TE\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/YQKlVN99TE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndianaFever\/status\/1964798858174881897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>September 7, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The Minnesota Lynx won their last game against the Golden State Valkyries. Although the Lynx have already secured the first seed, they continue fielding full strength lineups to maintain rhythm and competitiveness. The Valkyries gave a tough fight and lost by 72-78. Natasha Hiedeman scored 24 points.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx Game Details<\/h2><p>When: Monday, September 8, 2025<\/p><p>Time: 7:30 pm ET<\/p><p>Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis<\/p><p>TV: ESPN<\/p><p>Live Stream: WNBA League Pass, Fubo<\/p><p>Here is a complete breakdown of the WNBA injury report with the latest updates, plus projected starting lineups for both teams.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx WNBA Injury Report<\/h2><p><strong>Indiana Fever Injuries<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Out &ndash; Caitlin Clark<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Out &ndash; Sophie Cunningham<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Out &ndash; Aari McDonald<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Out &ndash; Chloe Bibby<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Out &ndash; Sydney Colson<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/tag\/indiana-fever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Indiana Fever<\/a> have a long list of absentees. All the above players are out for the remainder of the season due to serious injuries. Fever will have to participate in the post-season without their core players.<\/p><p><strong>Minnesota Lynx Injuries<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Day-to-day &ndash; Alanna Smith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Day-to-day &ndash; DiJonai Carrington<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Alanna Smith, and DiJonai Carrington are both considered day-to-day.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx Predicted Starting Lineup<\/h2><p>Indiana Fever: Odyssey Sims, Kelsey Mitchell, Lexie Hull, Natasha Howard, Aliyah Boston<\/p><p>Minnesota Lynx: Courtney Williams, Kayla McBride, Napheesa Collier, Bridget Carleton, Jessica Shepard<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fever ride playoff qualification into a tough clash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":628541,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[80,191],"class_list":["post-628537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wnba","tag-indiana-fever","tag-minnesota-lynx"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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