Fever's Lexie Hull Returns After Face Injury

Lexie Hull has remained a key defensive starter for the Indiana Fever despite modest offensive production, averaging roughly 5 points and 3 rebounds per game. She started 38 of Indiana’s first 41 games and was trusted by coach Stephanie White even during scoring struggles. Hull briefly left Friday’s 103-85 win over Toronto after taking a hit to the face and bleeding from the nose, but she returned and finished the game. Two days later, however, rookie Raven Johnson replaced Hull for the second half of Indiana’s 93-77 loss to Washington after Hull went scoreless in the opening half, while veteran Sophie Cunningham also lost playing time. The Fever were pursuing a top-four finish and home-court advantage, making White’s evolving rotation particularly significant with the playoffs approaching.