Overview
- The Indiana Fever announced that Damiris Dantas underwent successful surgery on Monday to repair a torn meniscus in her left knee and will miss the remainder of the 2026 WNBA season.
- Dantas appeared in 12 games this year and was averaging about 3.3 points and 1.5 rebounds in roughly eight minutes per game while serving as a veteran backup behind starter Aliyah Boston.
- Coach Stephanie White said the team exhausted rehab and medical consultation before opting for surgery, describing the procedure as the next step after conservative treatment failed to relieve symptoms.
- Indiana is expected to redistribute Dantas’ minutes to players such as Makayla Timpson, Myisha Hines-Allen and Monique Billings and is reportedly evaluating whether to add a veteran big on a rest-of-season contract, with specific targets being speculative.
- The Fever remain in playoff position at 19-11, so Dantas’ absence is a depth loss rather than a disqualifying setback, but upcoming games—including the near-term matchup with the Las Vegas Aces—will test the reworked frontcourt and Boston’s workload.