Fever Star Kelsey Mitchell Reveals Inspiring Off-Court Commitment

Indiana Fever star guard Kelsey Mitchell wasn't on the court when her team's season ended during Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals against the Las Vegas Aces. on September 30. Mitchell looked to be uncomfortable on the court for a few minutes in the second half of that winner-take-all game. After play stopped during one possession, Mitchell went to the ground and lay on her back. After a brief delay, Mitchell was helped up and carried away into the locker room. She ultimately didn't return, and the Fever lost in overtime to end their cinderella postseason run. Mitchell addressed the injury she suffered with an October 1 X post, where she wrote, "i suffered from something called Rhabdomyolysis last night. my muscles stopped producing and reached it's maximum capacity. i went into a sense of numbness/paralyzing feeling with no movement from my lower extremities for up to 5 to 7 seconds. because my muscles stopped producing positive blood to my bloodstream, my body locked up from a physical standpoint and from ther