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."

According to Fever beat reporter Chloe Peterson of the Indy Star, Sides admitted shortly after the game that Mitchell's injury gave her a proper scare.

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

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?