Indiana Fever have a rough timetable on rookie Justine Pissott's return to court

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Fever second-round pick and development pool member Justine Pissott should be back on the court soon after a lower leg injury, coach Stephanie White said on Saturday.

"We hope that she can be ready to at least get back on the court within a week or so," White said after Pissott had some appointments this week. "I'm not exactly sure, you know, where that lies. I think she's probably got some return appointments to make sure we can move forward."

White has not clarified the specific part of Pissott's lower leg that is injured or when she injured it.

"I know she was having some issues, I know she had some stuff collegiately as well," White said when first asked about Pissott's injury on Thursday. "She was going to see the doctor, so I don't know exactly what it is, but again, it's early, so we'll take things as they come and make sure that she gets the attention and the time that she needs."

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After the Fever picked Pissott with the No. 25 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, they assigned her directly to the newly created development pool. Fever GM Amber Cox told IndyStar that they decided to do that in order to protect their rights to Pissott; if they signed her to a standard contract then waived her after training camp, she would be subject to clear waivers before the Fever could sign her to a development contract.

Chloe Peterson is the Indiana Fever beat reporter for IndyStar. Reach her at chloe.peterson@indystar.com or follow her on X at . Get IndyStar's Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Subscribe to for in-depth analysis, behind-the-scenes coverage and more.