The Indiana Fever absorbed a tough loss against the Phoenix Mercury, 95-60, on Thursday for their second straight defeat. The game also saw Bonner face off with the Fever once more after their early-season issues that resulted in her requesting out of the team.In the game, Bonner dropped a game-high 23 points on 7-of-16 shooting and seven rebounds to lead the Mercury to a blowout win against her former team.Fever fans expressed their dismay about the loss and Bonner's standout performance, noting her scoring outputs in her short stint with the Fever and now with the Mercury.AstroProps 🛰️🛸 @AstroPropsLINK@UnderdogWNBA Because she being selfish with the team and only feeding her wife lolYung DLo @DLoThaRealLINK@UnderdogWNBA Ain’t that some shit? Bonner not even trying to hide it 😂itsyunngg @itsyunnggLINK@UnderdogWNBA she gone be back to dropping 6 points with 4 free throws next game😂😂Meanwhile, other fans lambasted the comparisons, saying that Bonner simply fits better with the Mercury than with the Fever.DontFollowMe @2LurkOrNot2LurkLINK@UnderdogWNBA You’re being messy but everybody that has watched the league more than a couple years knew that her numbers would improve a lot after she went to Phoenix. She was always a good player. Fit matters. Sometimes you try things and it doesn’t work out. It’s not a big deal.NY or Nowhere 99 @eab2121LINK@UnderdogWNBA Nah this is kind of a weird comparison cause it’s one game. She had a 20 piece on the fever against the mystics. And her average on the Mercury so far is 8 points and 4 rebounds. Pretty similar.Mily @DayDreamThisLINK@UnderdogWNBA she's been ass all seasonBonner played just nine games with the Fever after asking for her release. She was then picked up by the Mercury in free agency.The 37-year-old is averaging 8.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game this season, bringing her veteran leadership to the Mercury, who are tied for the third seed with a 19-11 record.Meanwhile, the Fever slid to 17-14 in the season to put them just 0.5 games ahead of the sixth-seeded Seattle Storm. The Fever remain without Caitlin Clark, who has only played 13 games this season and currently recovering from a groin injury.Mercury star lambasts Fever fans for hating on DeWanna BonnerMercury star Kahleah Cooper defended DeWanna Bonner from Fever fans, who booed her in her return to Indiana in late July. Cooper said that the situation in Indiana didn't quite work for Bonner, and fans should accept it."It's just very distasteful for what their fanbase is doing, as far as when it comes to DB," Cooper said. "She's just the sweetest soul. The situation didn't work for her. That's just not what she wanted or whatever, but we don't need all of that. It's unnecessary."She also commended Bonner for handling the reactions well in her return to her former squad's home court."They booed her. She didn't say a word to the crowd. I think she handled it well. I just don't understand. She's a legend. All the things that she's done for the league. Just the disrespect, I can't get down with it."Bonner is expected to boost the Mercury's playoff bid this season, alongside Cooper and Alyssa Thomas.