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Indiana Fever star Kelsey Mitchell had an early exit in Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals against the Las Vegas Aces with what appeared to be a left leg injury.
Kelsey was seen reaching for her left knee with some discomfort halfway through the third quarter. Soon after Mitchell went down and stayed on the floor for a while. Her teammates quickly surrounded her and held towels for her privacy.Â
The medical staff brought out a stretcher, but Mitchell did not use it and walked to the locker room with help. As she walked out, she received supportive cheers from both teams and the crowd at Michelob Ultra Arena. At the time of her exit, the Fever were only down 55-59. Mitchell had 15 points on 50% shooting, including going 3-of-3 from beyond the arc.Â
Mitchell has been playing some of the best basketball of her career and was leading the Fever with 23.3 points during the playoffs. This is yet another tough break for the Fever, who have not been able to shake the injury bug this season. Their injury list includes Damiris Dantas (concussion), Caitlin Clark (groin), Chloe Bibby (knee), Sophine Cunningham (MCL), Sydney Colson (torn ACL) and Aari McDonald (foot).
“We’ve been in this position before right?” Indiana coach Stephanie White told her team in the huddle. “We gotta fight for our teammates… We fight for her right now.”
