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Check out the best shots of the day from Round 4 of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2025, featuring Jordan Spieth, Erik van Rooyen and Scottie Scheffler, who tied the lowest 72-hole score (253) in PGA TOUR history, finishing at 31-under for the tournament, eight clear of the field for his 14th victory of his PGA TOUR career.
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She scored seven points with a team-leading five assists and three steals. Advertisement Her June 7 outing against Chicago was even better, scoring 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting in 25 minutes and adding two rebounds, two assists and three steals. 'She's taken full advantage of her opportunity,' Fever assistant coach Austin Kelly said following Indiana's win over Chicago on Saturday. 'We see it every year: players go down, there are hardship contracts, and she definitely stayed ready. We always talk about staying ready so you don't have to get ready, and she epitomizes that… We couldn't be more proud of her and how she's transitioned, and how she's taken us to another level and allowed us to continue to play the same way we want to play on both ends.' She has been imperative for the Fever lately. But with Clark and Cunningham nearing their returns, McDonald's time with the Fever is becoming limited. Story continues below gallery How long will Aari McDonald play for Indiana Fever? 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Advertisement 'If a Team during the Regular Season, as a result of injuries, illnesses, other conditions or other extenuating circumstances that have affected its players, has fewer than ten (10) players on its roster who are able to play, it may apply to the WNBA to obtain an Exception to sign one or more Replacement Player(s) to Replacement Contract(s) to replace one or more of the Team's unavailable Players,' the collective bargaining agreement reads. 'Any such Replacement Contract shall be terminated immediately once ten (10) other players on the Team's roster are again able to play.' McDonald is on an emergency hardship contract, which allows teams to go over the roster limit and the cap to sign players if they have fewer than 10 available players. Clark and Cunningham's injuries give Indiana nine available players, thus allowing the Fever to sign one player to a hardship contract to get them back up to 10. 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