PHOENIX — It was a tough night for the Indiana Fever on the road against the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday as the team lost backup point guard Sydney Colson early in the game with a left leg injury.

Colson went down in the first quarter after landing awkwardly while chasing a rebound. She wasn’t hit by another player. Her knee buckled as she landed on one foot, and she fell hard. She stayed down on the floor, clearly in pain, and head coach Stephanie White quickly called a timeout.

The team and trainers surrounded Colson, shielding her from the crowd with towels while trainers worked to assess the injury. She was eventually helped off the court by trainer Todd Champlin and teammate Bri Turner, unable to put any weight on her left leg.

In addition to Sydney Colson, Caitlin Clark has been o

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