Odyssey Sims injury scare: Fans relieved after Indiana Fever guard returns to game

In a fresh scare for Indiana Fever fans Odyssey Sims appeared to be injured and clutched her face.

Published on: Sep 6, 2025, 07:57:51 IST

By Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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Indiana Fever player Odyssey Sims appeared to be injured, and walked off after a foul during the game with Chicago Sky. The clip showed Sims going to ground, and proceeding to clutch her face, while kicking her legs.

Indiana Fever had initially signed Odyssey Sims to a hardship contract (Getty Images via AFP)

Trainers immediately rushed to tend to her, but much to fans' relief she returned to the Friday game.

Fresh trouble for Indiana Fever?

Sims' injury scare gave Fever a cause for concern. The WNBA side had signed guard Sims to a hardship contract, they announced on August 10.

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A hardship contract is a temporary player agreement when issues like injuries or illnesses leave teams with less than the minimum required players. Fever were in desperate need of guard help given that All-Star Caitlin Clark has been out for quite some time with a groin injury, and announced yesterday that she would be out for the season. The team also has both backup point guards – Aari McDonald and Sydney Colson – sidelined with season ending injuries.

Meanwhile, they had announced on August 31 that they'd signed Sims to a rest of season contract.

Fans react to Odyssey Sims injury

While it seemed that Fever couldn't catch a break, Sims has returned to the game. However, in the duration she was out, several fans expressed their frustration. “Indiana’s luck is just amazing…,” one fan said.

Meanwhile, another remarked, “Seriously?! At this point for the safety of all the players maybe we just need to end the season lol”.

Her return, however, had many heave a sigh of relief. “Glad Odyssey Sims is ok and came back,” one said. Another chipped in, saying, “Good to see Odyssey Sims back. Lexi got hurt and that called a foul on her? Glad it was a minor injury.”

Indiana Fever next take on Washington Mystics on September 8.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shuvrajit Das Biswas
Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More

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