Fever's Kelsey Mitchell Hits Major Career Milestone in Win Over Dream
Summary
Kelsey Mitchell of the Indiana Fever scored her 5,000th career point during a game against the Atlanta Dream, marking an important milestone in her WNBA career. Mitchell scored 25 points in the Fever’s 83-71 win, helping her team improve to a 5-4 record in the season.Key Facts
- The Indiana Fever played the Atlanta Dream in a key game featuring former 2024 draft picks Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese.
- Caitlin Clark scored 17 points, with 8 assists and 7 rebounds in the Fever’s win.
- Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 25 points on 11-for-15 shooting, including 3 three-pointers.
- Mitchell reached 5,000 career points during this game, joining 28 players with this achievement in the WNBA.
- She needs around 500 more points to surpass Lindsay Whalen for 25th place on the all-time WNBA scoring list.
- Mitchell has been an All-Star for the last three seasons and was on the All-WNBA First Team last year.
- The Fever’s record improved to 5 wins and 4 losses, trailing behind the New York Liberty and Atlanta Dream in the Eastern Conference.
- The Fever will next play the Liberty in another Commissioner's Cup game on Saturday evening.
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