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Key Points: Aerial Powers joined the Indiana Fever mid-season as an injury recruit. Powers gained fame on social media amid her stint with the Fever. She announced a big move on Thursday outside the WNBA. Aerial Powers made a significant impact on the Indiana Fever this past WNBA season. The 5-foot-11 guard joined the Fever in August after season-ending injuries to Sophie Cunningham, Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald. With Caitlin Clark also out of commission, the Fever turned to Powers as a mid-season recruit for their extremely depleted backcourt. Powers initially signed on a seven-day hardship deal, but she eventually put pen to paper on a rest-of-season contract with the team. She played eight games in the regular season, averaging 9.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2,4 assists in 20.0 minutes per contest. Last season was Powers’ 10th year in the NBA. She has been around the block quite a bit, with the Fever being her sixth team already. The 31-year-old’s popularity reached new heights in 2025, though, after she joined the most popular team in the entire league. Powers capitalized on her fame by posting vlogs about her day-to-day experiences with the Fever. She gained quite the following, with fans enjoying her behind-the-scenes look at the life of a WNBA player. On Thursday, Powers made a big career announcement in relation to her social media presence. The former Michigan State Spartans star has teamed up with PlayersTV, an athlete-owned media network that features original sports lifestyle and entertainment content, to launch her own show. “What’s up, everybody? I am Aerial Powers,” she said in the announcement video. “I am the host of my very own show called ‘Aerial View.’” Congratulations immediately poured in for Powers after her big announcement. “Yesssss Congratulations 🎈🍾🎉” a comment on Instagram read. “Look 🔥 congratulations will definitely be tuning in,” said another. “👏👏👏” wrote Fever teammate Lexie Hull. “Yesss AP🔥🔥🔥🔥 proud of you for this!” a user wrote. “feels like freshman year all over again 😂 congratulations you two 🤍” another said. “STOP!!! I’m tuned in fr!!! 😍” a fan wrote. Powers said in the promo that she will have “special guests” on her new show. This includes Sam Williams of the Dallas Cowboys and San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Tim Martin, among others. According to the post, “Aerial View” will premiere on Friday at 2 p.m. ET on YouTube. As for her future with the Fever, Powers’ contract ended at the conclusion of the 2025 season. She will become an unrestricted free agent once the window officially opens on Feb. 1.
