Odyssey Sims had just one day of practice with the Fever before Tuesday's game. But as a player who has done that before, she knows how to handle it.

The Indiana Fever have signed veteran point guard Odyssey Sims to a hardship contract, the team announced Sunday. The Fever became eligible for a hardship exception after Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald went down with season-ending injuries in a defeat to the Phoenix Mercury on Aug.