The Minnesota Lynx are the only WNBA team to have clinched a playoff berth, and they are in a strong position to claim the No. 1 seed.

The injury-plagued Indiana Fever are trying to stabilize their playoff prospects as they prepare to host the Lynx on Friday at Indianapolis in the first game of a home-and-home set over three days.

The Fever (19-16) will be playing their first game since losing guard Sophie Cunningham, their most accurate 3-point shooter, to a season-ending knee injury. All-Star guard Caitlin Clark is expected to miss her 14th consecutive game because of a groin injury, and she reportedly recently sustained a bone bruise in her left ankle.

Indiana also lost two more guards (Aari McDonald and Sydney Colson) to season-ending injuries this month. The Fever shook off the Cun

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