Indiana Fever lose veteran to season-ending injury

The Indiana Fever have announced that backup center Damiris Dantas will miss the remainder of the 2026 WNBA season after undergoing successful surgery to repair a torn meniscus in her left knee. Dantas, who averaged 3.3 points and 1.5 rebounds in just 8:12 of playing time across 12 games played, will finish her second season with the Fever.

General Manager Amber Cox elected to keep Dantas on the roster instead of retaining rookie guard Justine Pissott when the Las Vegas Aces signed her. The Fever recently signed forward Michelle Onyiah to their second and final development contract spot, which should at the very least replace Dantas on the depth chart. The Fever will host the Aces from Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday, Aug. 6, at 6 p.m. CT on Amazon Prime Video.

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