INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fever have waived Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, they announced Thursday afternoon.
Walker-Kimbrough came to the Fever as a veteran voice that was not expected to play many minutes. The 31-year-old has 10 years of experience in the league and won a championship in 2019 with the Mystics.
Walker-Kimbrough appeared in two of the Fever’s five games this season, with both instances coming in garbage time.
Walker-Kimbrough signed to the Fever on a veteran’s minimum — she was being paid $300,000 because of her years of service, but it only counted as $277,500 toward the cap. The new collective bargaining agreement stipulates that all teams must have 12 players on their roster, so the Fever will need to fill that final roster spot soon.
Indiana has multiple options to fill that spot: They could elevate Justine Pissott or Bree Hall off of their development contracts, or sign another player out of free agency.
They could also sign a player off another team’s development squad, but that team would have the option to match the contract.
Chloe Peterson is the Indiana Fever beat reporter for IndyStar. Reach her at chloe.peterson@indystar.com or follow her on X at @chloepeterson67. Get IndyStar’s Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Caitlin Clark Fever newsletter. Subscribe to IndyStar TV: Fever for in-depth analysis, behind-the-scenes coverage and more.
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