"I'm Way Happier": Fever Star Sophie Cunningham Does Not Hold Back After Return to Phoenix originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The Indiana Fever closed a four-game season series against Chicago with a 92-70 win on Saturday, completing a 4-0 sweep, this time without Caitlin Clark. It was Clark’s 10th straight absence, a run that had seen the Fever go 5-4 over the previous nine and forced coach Stephanie White to rewire her perimeter rotation on the fly.

It was clear from opening tip-off that the Mercury were playing energized, cohesive basketball on Thursday, and appeared keen to avenge their road loss to Indiana back on July 30. It was also a clearly emotional contest for DeWanna Bonner, who had a tumultuous and brief tenure with the Fever before ultimately getting released by them in June.