Indiana Fever Suffer Major Loss on Wednesday
Indiana Fever Suffer Major Loss on Wednesday originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Indiana Fever will be without forward Damiris Dantas for part of the season, as she's officially been named to Team Brazil's roster for the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup. The international tournament will run from June 28 to July 6, which means Dantas will miss several WNBA games as she represents her home country on the court.
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Chicago Sky's Kamilla Carduso and 19-year-old athlete Manu Alves also made the list.
In the seven games Dantas has played so far during the 2025 WNBA season, she has averaged four points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game, while playing approximately 11.4 minutes per game. In her most recent game on Tuesday against the Washington Mystics, the 32-year-old athlete contributed eight points, four rebounds and one steal during 17 minutes of play, aiding the Fever in securing their 85–76 victory.
Damiris Dantas saw more playing time late in the season after recovering from injury. She made 39.4% of her 3-pointers.Christine Tannous/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
The FIBA Women's AmeriCup is the Americas Women's Basketball Championship, which takes place every two years between national teams of North and South America. It is also a qualifying tournament for the FIBA Women's World Cup and the Olympic Games.
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Chloe Peterson of the IndyStar reposted the announcement on her X account on Wednesday afternoon.
The Fever will be playing against the Dallas Wings on June 27, the Las Vegas Aces on July 3 and the Los Angeles Sparks on July 5. Dantas will likely be absent due to practice and games for the AmericupW.
Brazil will be going against Argentina on June 28, Canada on June 30, the Dominican Republic on July 1 and El Salvador on July 2.
This roster change adds to the challenges for the Fever, who have already dealt with injuries to key players Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham. As a result, the team signed Aari McDonald using a hardship exception.
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Indiana will be playing against the Sky on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET at the United Center in Chicago.
Related: Caitlin Clark, Fever Suffer Injury Blow on Friday
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 4, 2025, where it first appeared.
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