Calls Mount for Chicago Sky to Sign Player Released by Indiana Fever
Calls Mount for Chicago Sky to Sign Player Released by Indiana Fever originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Chicago Sky have gotten off to a rough start in the 2025 WNBA season as they sit at 2-6 through the first month.
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New head coach Tyler Marsh still has plenty to figure out, as the Sky's -13.5 point differential is the second-worst in the league (via Pro Basketball Reference).
Starting point guard Courtney Vandersloot also tore her ACL in last Saturday's game against the Indiana Fever. The 15-year WNBA veteran had been leading the Chicago offense with 12.0 points and 6.2 assists per game prior to her season-ending injury.
Fortunately for the Sky, the Fever released guard Aari McDonald on Friday. She signed an emergency hardship contract with Indiana earlier this season after Caitlin Clark's injury and averaged 11.0 points per game in three contests.
Given Vandersloot's injury and the Sky's twelfth-ranked scoring offense, Chicago fans flooded the replies saying that the team should add McDonald now that she is available.
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"Aari McDonald, do you like deep dish pizza and concrete beaches???" a fan asked.
"@chicagosky get on ur zoom!!!" another fan responded.
"Yea Aari McDonald headed to Chicago," one fan wrote. "Called that right after Sloot injury. Surprised Indy not making a way to keep her."
"Aari will be a Chicago Sky!" another fan added.
Former Indiana Fever guard Aari McDonald (2).Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
"And the next tweet 30 seconds after this was released should've been Marsh: Aari McDonald has agreed to sign with the Chicago Sky for the remainder of the season," one fan replied. "They desperately need a point guard."
"Aari, YOU are a Chicago Sky," another commented.
"Jeff & Tyler shoulda been on Aari McDonald's line like yesterday if they really tryna do something #SkyTown," a fan wrote.
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"Chicago star calling!!!' another said.
McDonald is a four-year veteran who has also made stops with the Atlanta Dream and Los Angeles Sparks. She has career averages of 8.7 points, 2.8 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
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