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While the Indiana Fever are deep into their offseason, the roster isn’t letting fans feel the void. Even though they’re not on the court, the players continue to show up on the sidelines- this time, to support their male counterparts. And leading the way was Sophie Cunningham. But it wasn’t exactly in the way she would’ve wanted. For Cunningham, the night felt like a reminder of her own nightmare. Still, Cunningham showed up in true “Spicy Soph” fashion. She cheered, hyped, and repped Indy’s basketball culture with pride. And it doesn’t matter even if injuries that defined much of the Fever’s 2025 season now seem to be haunting the Pacers. ADVERTISEMENT Notably, the team’s got stars like Tyrese Haliburton, Bennedict Mathurin, TJ McConnell, and Obi Toppin sidelined, leaving the Pacers severely short-handed. But that’s not it. Even key contributors such as Andrew Nembhard, Quenton Jackson, and Kam Jones joined the growing list of absentees. This is a developing story….