A career-best year from Mitchell helped end Indiana's eight-year postseason drought—and provided safe harbor following the sudden loss of her father: "It saved my life."

"Kelsey is good," Christie Sides said. "Once she went down ... I just made the decision right then she was just going to get ready for Sunday."

Kelsey Mitchell has been at the center of injury rumors following her early exit in the team’s regular-season finale. With speculation swirling around her health ahead of the Fever’s upcoming playoff series,

The Indiana Fever play their first WNBA playoff game since 2016 on Sunday. Because they were already locked into the No. 6 seed before their final regular seas

WNBA All-Star Kelsey Mitchell probably asked the wrong Lakers player for advice on how to handle her first trip to the postseason.

WNBA fans reacted to Mitchell's injury, seemingly worried for the Fever star. "Kelsey Mitchell limping I fell to my knees," said one fan. "What happened to Kelsey Mitchell should be a sign to give the starters very limited minutes tonight." said another fan.

Kelsey Mitchell played just four minutes and Caitlin Clark sat most of the second half in the regular-season finale which didn't matter for the Fever.

Indiana Fever head coach Christie Sides confirmed that Kelsey Mitchell is doing fine after a minor injury scare during Thursday night’s regular-season finale against the Washington Mystics. Mitchell,