Former Indiana Fever Star Spotted at WNBA Game After Being Released originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

After going 20-20 last year, the Indiana Fever made multiple additions this offseason that led people to tag them as legitimate championship contenders coming into this season.

One of those additions was DeWanna Bonner, a veteran wing who has made the WNBA All-Star team six times, including in both of the previous seasons. It was expected that she would add some firepower off the bench for Indiana.

But she struggled in nine games with Indiana, and she was waived on June 25. On Monday, she was reportedly seen attending a Phoenix Mercury game while sitting next to Mercury general manager Nick U’Ren.

DeWanna Bonner in attendance for tonight’s Mercury game, courtside next to gM Nick U’Ren

— Stephen PridGeon-Garner 🏁 (@StephenPG3) July 8, 2025

A return to Phoenix would perhaps be fitting, as Bonner played there from 2009 to 2019. The team took her with the No. 5 pick in the 2009 draft, and she was named the Sixth Woman of the Year in each of her first three seasons.

While she isn’t an efficient shooter or a 3-point threat, she has always been a potent scorer and a solid defender.

The Mercury came into Monday with the WNBA’s second-best record at 12-6. While they’re fifth in both points per game and offensive rating, they could use some more scoring from their reserves.

Bonner averaged 15.0 points a game last season, but so far this season, she’s at just 7.1 points in 21.3 minutes a game while shooting 34.5% from the field. She started three games for the Fever when they were hit by injuries — in particular, the injuries that star guard Caitlin Clark has dealt with.

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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 8, 2025, where it first appeared.