The Indiana Fever are where many WNBA fans and observers thought they would be come the end of September — but they have taken an unusual route there.<\/p>\n
The sixth-seeded Fever have withstood season-ending injuries to Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham and others<\/a>\u00a0to reach the WNBA semifinals — where Indiana will host the second-seeded Las Vegas Aces on Friday night.<\/p>\n With the series tied at one game apiece, the Fever will be relying on star center Aliyah Boston and a guard Clark has called “unreal” to pull off the upset in Game 3.<\/p>\n MORE:\u00a0Sophie Cunningham reveals what it is really like to be Caitlin Clark’s teammate<\/a><\/p>\n When the Fever stole Game 1 of this series in Las Vegas last Sunday, Clark took to X to praise Kelsey Mitchell’s contribution<\/a>\u00a0to the 89-73 victory. Mitchell, whose 20.2 points per game in the regular season were a franchise record, scored a game-high 34 points to lead Indiana to the vital series-opening victory.<\/p>\n Mitchell on Thursday was announced as the latest addition to Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart that is positioning itself as the ideal alternative for WNBA stars who do not want to play overseas in between seasons.<\/p>\n KELSEY MITCHELL IS UNRIVALED \u2705 Catch her in Season 2 starting Jan. 5 on TNT, truTV and Max. \ud83d\udcfa pic.twitter.com\/927Kf8nAaI<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Unrivaled Basketball (@Unrivaledwbb) September 25, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n Mitchell is joining the eight-team league for the first time following the successful inaugural year in 2024; her Indiana teammate Lexie Hull<\/a> was confirmed as a returning star earlier this week.<\/p>\n But before Hull and Mitchell get set to square off — potentially — in Unrivaled beginning Jan. 5, there is the small matter of the WNBA semis, and a chance to reach the WNBA Finals for the fourth time in franchise history.<\/p>\n MORE WNBA NEWS:<\/p>\n
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