{"id":247570,"date":"2025-10-29T09:33:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/247570\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T09:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:33:13","slug":"indiana-fever-star-sends-message-for-dewanna-bonner-after-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/247570\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Fever Star Sends Message for DeWanna Bonner After Exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In This Story<img alt=\"Indiana Fever\" caption=\"Indiana Fever\" id=\"Indiana Fever\" url=\"\/.image\/c_fill,g_faces:center\/MjA1MjcyMjkxNzU3NjY0MDI2\/indiana-fever-logo.png\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"styles_media__X8r20\" style=\"color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/indiana-fever-logo.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">The 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/wnba\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">WNBA<\/a> season for the <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/wnba\/indiana-fever\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Indiana Fever<\/a> was an interesting one.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Despite season-ending injuries to <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/tag\/caitlin-clark\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Caitlin Clark<\/a>, Sydney Colson, Aari McDonald, Chloe Bibby and <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/tag\/sophie-cunningham\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Sophie Cunningham<\/a>, the Fever made the playoffs. <\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Indiana finished with a 24-20 record and fell just short of the WNBA Finals after a Game 5 loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/wnba\/las-vegas-aces\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Las Vegas Aces<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">During the season, the Fever unexpectedly saw DeWanna Bonner request to leave the team, and the veteran signed with the Phoenix Mercury. <\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">On Tuesday, Bonner posted some photos on her Instagram page, with several of them being of her in a Mercury jersey. <\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">\u201cThis year tested me, stretched me, and reminded me what it means to stand tall as a woman, an athlete, and a force in my own right. I kept my faith first, loved hard, stayed grounded in my craft, and kept showing up even when it wasn\u2019t easy,\u201d part of Bonner\u2019s caption read. <\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Phoenix Mercury forward DeWanna Bonner\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"5503\" height=\"3714\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"\" style=\"color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1-739251.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Phoenix Mercury forward DeWanna Bonner during a WNBA game. \u2014 Source: \u00a9 Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Several WNBA stars reacted, including her old Fever teammate Natasha Howard.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">\u201cDB I\u2019ve always looked up to you and admire you as a person and player! I\u2019m so proud of you! You\u2019ve set records I pray I get to see in my career. Thank you for always pouring in me on and off the court. Keep being the bright light you are \u2665\ufe0f tash.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_embedFailTitle__w1cEL\">Oops! We\u2019re unable to load this content right now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_embedFailParagraph__bzaO8\">View directly on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQXZbTKCcg2\/?igsh=MTZ3azdncHVwZmdzYw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Fever star <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/wnba\/indiana-fever\/lexie-hull-makes-feelings-clear-on-former-indiana-fever-star-unexpected-exit-dewanna-bonner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lexie Hull also admitted that they were<\/a> \u201cnever given an explanation\u201d as to why Bonner left the team, but Howard showed nothing but support for the veteran. <\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Bonner played in 24 regular-season games for the Mercury and 11 postseason games. However, the Phoenix season ended in a four-game sweep against the Aces in the WNBA Finals. <\/p>\n<p>About the author<img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"styles_avatarImage__7mnVX\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/max-escarpio.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_contributorBioRole__GMTa6\">Trending News Writer, Athlon Sports<\/p>\n<p>Max Escarpio is one of Athlon Sports\u2019 most prolific writers, having written over 5,000 posts across NBA, NFL, WNBA, college football, and college basketball. A 2023 Florida State University graduate with a BA in Sports Communication, he delivers fast-paced, wide-ranging coverage as part of the site\u2019s breaking and trending news team. <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In This Story The 2025 WNBA season for the Indiana Fever was an interesting one. 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