Fever Fall to No. 6 Seed as Boston Leaves With Injury

The Indiana Fever lost 86-66 to the Minnesota Lynx in their regular-season finale on Thursday, Sept. 24, and dropped to the No. 6 seed after the Washington Mystics defeated the Chicago Sky. The result leaves Indiana’s first-round playoff opponent unsettled, while the team awaits more information about a right lower-leg injury to center Aliyah Boston. Boston left in the second quarter and did not return. The Fever said she would not return because of a right lower-leg injury, but had not disclosed its severity or whether she would be available for the playoffs in the postgame account. Boston played 13 minutes, scoring four points and collecting three rebounds. Guard Tyasha Harris also left the game in the third quarter with a left ankle injury, according to a postgame account. She was helped off the court by teammates and trainers. The team’s next steps regarding either player were not specified in the available reports. Indiana’s loss, combined with Washington’s win, moved the Fever from fifth to sixth in the standings.