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."

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

Before tipoff, Fever head coach Christie Sides appeared unsure of the right path to take with the team's key starters in a non-consequential game against Washington. While Sides said she'd be "cautious" with their minutes, she also didn't want to ruin the team's momentum.

With just hours to go before the Indiana Fever tip-off against the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena, anticipation is building for their fourth playoff showdown with the Uncasville-based team. The post Indiana Fever News: Is Kelsey Mitchell Playing vs Connecticut Sun in Game 1?

There has been a lot of talk about the Indiana Fever this season. Sometimes said attention can be hijacked by negative narratives, however, all signs from with