{"id":66344,"date":"2025-08-13T11:08:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T11:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/66344\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T11:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T11:08:10","slug":"fever-solve-injury-woes-with-veteran-hardship-contract-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/66344\/","title":{"rendered":"Fever solve injury woes with veteran hardship contract signing"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post Fever solve injury woes with veteran hardship contract signing<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Beset by injuries, the Indiana Fever<\/a> have added a veteran guard to help them through their next stretch.<\/p>\n

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Indiana has signed Odyssey Sims to a hardship contract, which the Fever qualified for after Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald suffered season-ending injuries<\/a> \u2014 an ACL tear for Colson and a broken bone in the right foot for McDonald.<\/p>\n

Sims, who has been in the league since 2014, began the season with the Los Angeles Sparks<\/a>. She played 12 games, starting 11. In that time, she averaged 9.8 points, 3.5 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game while shooting 35 percent from three.<\/p>\n

The Sparks waived her last month, four weeks after she had a 32-point outburst against the Phoenix Mercury. She will be able to make her Fever debut Tuesday night<\/a> at home against the Dallas Wings.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited about [Tuesday],\u201d Sims said, per Chloe Peterson of the Indianapolis Star. \u201cI know Indiana has great fans, some of the best fans in the W, so I\u2019m a little nervous, just because there\u2019s gonna be a lot of people, but I\u2019m excited to play.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fever coach Stephanie White expressed excitement over having Sims as well when she spoke to the media on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Sims) has been really good in the two-man her whole career,\u201d she said. \u201cHer ability to get downhill and to make plays for herself and others, to knock down shots, her speed and quickness with the ball in her hands are all things that we need, and she should be a great addition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sims left a lasting impression<\/a> on her Sparks teammates, as well. After her big game against the Mercury, L.A.\u2019s Kelsey Plum marveled at her competitive fire.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Sims has] been incredible,\u201d she said. \u201cShe\u2019s one of the fiercest competitors in the league, plays both sides of the ball, extremely physical [and] very strong. She knocks people off their spot. [She\u2019s] one of those people that [when] you go into war, you want her on your team.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Fever and Wings tip off at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.<\/p>\n

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