Sophie Cunningham made her 200th WNBA appearance as the Indiana Fever took on the New York Liberty on Thursday night, but the 28-year-old was booed as she took to the court at Barclays Center

Not only did the Fever not have Caitlin Clark for Wednesday's loss to the New York Liberty, a second lineup change wasn't enough. Here's what we learned.

Sophie Cunningham Had Unusual Message After Head Injury Scare in Fever-Dream Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Sophie Cunningham just had one of her best games in an Indiana Fever uniform as she helped lead her team to a 99-82 home win against the Atlanta Dream on Friday night.

Sophie Cunningham made her 200th WNBA appearance as the Indiana Fever took on the New York Liberty, and now she is set to make her 201st as she is subbed in for Caitlin Clark, who is still recovering

Sophie Cunningham has missed five of the Fever's first nine games this season after she was traded in the offseason. She returned to practice Monday, but still hasn't been cleared for the game.

Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever secured their third-straight win, defeating the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night. But Clark was forced to leave the game in the final minute with a groin injury, which is separate from her previous groin issue that kept her out five games.

However, Cunningham's injury has paved a path for Hayes and Ivey to play more minutes. Hayes came off the bench and averaged 18.1 minutes per game before Cunningham exited the rotation.

But for Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff, he walked away pleased with the progress Cunningham made in his first game back from injury Saturday. “That was the goal, around that number ...