Hey there! Let's dive into the juicy details about the 2025 Indiana Fever season - their 26th in the WNBA and third under the guidance of Coach Stephanie White, who's back with the team where she previously coached from 2015 to 2016. So here's a fun fact: The WNBA announced that the Fever would host the 2025 All-Star Game for the first time in franchise history! Tickets for this event flew off the shelves back in April, selling out in just seven hours! The Fever wrapped up the 2024 regular season in 6th place, making their way back to the playoffs for the first time since 2016. After the season, Coach Christie Sides was let go, and by November, we welcomed Coach White back for a second round with the team. In June, Coach White had some personal time off and Coach Austin Kelly stepped up as acting head coach. In 2024, the WNBA had its first expansion draft since 2008, which resulted in the Golden State Valkyries stealing Temi Fágbénlé from our roster. Exciting news on the practice facility front: The Fever will soon have a dedicated, state-of-the-art facility right next to Gainbridge Fieldhouse! This exclusive $78 million sports performance center will be the largest amongst existing WNBA teams. Speaking of records, our preseason exhibition game against Brazil at Carver–Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, set a new WNBA record for highest resale ticket prices, with an average ticket costing a cool $440 before fees. On game day, reports were percolating that the resale ticket prices skyrocketed to an average of $670! The game was also the third most-viewed preseason basketball game on ESPN since 2010, attracting 1.3 million viewers. In May, the Fever debuted Fever Direct with Endeavor Streaming, providing fans in selected Midwest regions access to 18 live regular season games and full game replays. On May 18, rumors surfaced about some questionable fan behavior directed at Chicago Sky players during our May 17 home opener. However, the WNBA concluded its investigation nine days later, finding no evidence to substantiate racist fan behavior. In her Fever debut, free agent DeWanna Bonner made history, climbing to the third all-time leading scorer in the WNBA. She had a stellar start, kicking off the season with three consecutive starts, but she ended up coming off the bench for six games due to various reasons. Bonner announced her departure from the Fever in late June, stating the fit didn't work out and expressing a preference for teams like the Phoenix Mercury or the Atlanta Dream. Our team suffered a few injuries in May, with star player Caitlin Clark taking a leave of absence due to a left quadriceps strain, Sydney Colson dealing with an upper left leg injury, and Sophie Cunningham twisting her right ankle. To keep our roster intact, we signed guard Aari McDonald on an emergency hardship contract in June. With Clark and Cunningham's expected return for the June 14 game against the Liberty, McDonald was waived by the Fever. Clark and Cunningham made their way back onto the court for the June 14 game against the New York Liberty, handing the reigning champs their first loss of the season! In early July, the Fever participated in the WNBA Commissioner's Cup competition, emerging as the Eastern conference representative to face the Minnesota Lynx. Despite missing our starting point guard, Clark due to an injury, we took home the mid-season trophy, winning the game 74–59. Our team raised a total of $23,000 for the Peace Learning Center in Indianapolis. In a historic moment, Caitlin Clark was named team captain for the 2025 All-Star Game. With 1,293,526 votes, she broke her own voting record from the previous season. Aliyah Boston was also named an All-Star starter, marking her third time earning All-Star honors in her WNBA career. Kelsey Mitchell joined the All-Star festivities as well, picking up her third All-Star selection. And we had a whopping eight players featured in the top 40 of total fan All-Star votes, an accomplishment no other team in the league could match!