What happened to Chloe Bibby? Fever forward’s surprising inclusion on Indiana’s injury list explored

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What happened to Chloe Bibby? Fever forward’s surprising inclusion on Indiana’s injury list explored (Image source: Imagn)

Chloe Bibby was a late addition to the Indiana Fever's injury list for Friday's game against the league-best Minnesota Lynx. According to the team, the forward has a left knee injury.

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Fever coach Stephanie White told reporters pregame that the team ruled Bibby out as a "precaution" as the 6-foot-2 forward "felt something during pregame." White added that Bibby has been dealing with "a little bit of soreness" the past few days. The extent of Bibby's knee injury will be known as soon as tests are done on Saturday.

"We don’t know anything, so hopefully we’ll get more information tomorrow when she can be seen."
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Chloe Bibby signed a seven-day hardship contract with Indiana on July 25. She impressed in her first two games, totalling 18 points and two rebounds. The Fever eventually signed her to a rest-of-season contract on Aug. 1.

In nine games with the Fever, Bibby is averaging 3.9 points and 1.2 rebounds in 9.8 minutes per game. She was expected to play a bigger role following Sophie Cunningham's season-ending injury.


Indiana Fever are down to nine available players on Friday

Chloe Bibby's addition to the injury report is a big blow to the already-depleted Indiana Fever. The team only has nine healthy players for Friday's game against the Minnesota Lynx at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

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Superstar Caitlin Clark remains sidelined due to a right groin injury. Meanwhile, guards Sophie Cunningham (right knee), Sydney Colson (ACL tear) and Aari McDonald (right foot) are all out for the rest of the season.

Indiana has already inked guards Odyssey Sims and Shey Peddy to hardship contracts. Fever general manager Amber Cox told Indy Star's Chloe Peterson that they plan to sign a third hardship player following the game against Minnesota.

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A stipulation in the league rules says that a player must first miss a game before her team becomes eligible for a hardship contract. Friday's matchup is Cunningham first missed game.

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The Fever are in the thick of a tight playoff race. Coming into Friday, they are No. 6 with a 19-16 record. With nine games remaining, they are 1.5 games ahead of the eighth and final playoff spot and are 3.5 games behind the No. 2 spot.

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