The Indiana Fever had a big offseason heading into this, the second season of the Caitlin Clark era.
They signed Natasha Howard, Sophie Cunningham and DeWanna Bonner. It looked like the perfect mix of veterans to mix in with established returners like Clark, Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell.
Two-thirds of that was the case. But Bonner? A nightmare.
The legendary scorer played nine games with the Fever, then disappeared from the team.
She missed five games for what were deemed "personal reasons," and then Indiana released her.
Bonner eventually latched on with the Phoenix Mercury in free agency. She's played nine games there and averaged 9.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.
Cunningham shared her thoughts on the whole saga on a new podcast episode.
“I’m still rooting for her, i want her to be happy—but I also think it’s okay to be professional about it, send a text to your teammates, ‘Hey guys, sorry this didn’t work out, good luck, etc.’ There’s a way to handle that, I think," Cunningham said.
The implication, of course, is that Bonner didn't handle things in that way.
Cunningham was asked if there was any explanation for the rest of the Fever from Bonner, and she confirmed that there wasn't.
"She got to Indiana, and she really wasn't happy," Cunningham said. "I want people to be happy, so that's why I'm kind of neutral on this one, which a lot of people are surprised about."
The Fever are on a good run of play right now. Bonner hasn't necessarily been missed.
The other pickups, Cunningham and especially Howard, have been really, really good lately for Indiana with Caitlin Clark out.
Things might've worked out for everyone in the end, even though it was quite the journey to get here.
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