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

"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."

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

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,

A lot has changed in the world and for the Indiana Fever since their last playoff appearance and Clark joined the team

Indiana, led by their All-Star trio of Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston, have already locked in the sixth seed in the WNBA Playoffs, so this finale will serve as a potential morale boost for the young squad. However, they are still awaiting their first-round opponent, which will be either the Connecticut Sun or the Las Vegas Aces.

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."