{"id":223088,"date":"2025-10-14T03:47:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T03:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/223088\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T03:47:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T03:47:16","slug":"caitlin-clarks-message-for-kelsey-mitchell-amid-heartbreaking-end-to-2025-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/223088\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark’s message for Kelsey Mitchell amid heartbreaking end to 2025 season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caitlin Clark’s message for Kelsey Mitchell amid heartbreaking end to 2025 season<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

An emotional Instagram post from Indiana Fever<\/a> guard Kelsey Mitchell drew strong reactions from Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston and Sophie Cunningham on Sunday, showing the strong bonds that forged Indiana’s improbable WNBA semifinals run during the just-concluded 2025 playoffs.<\/p>\n

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Amid season-ending injuries to Clark and Cunningham, it was up to All-Star duo Boston and Mitchell to keep the Fever afloat. Combined with strong coaching from Stephanie White, Indiana forced the eventual champion Las Vegas Aces<\/a> to a winner-take-all fifth game of the semifinals — during which Mitchell experienced severe cramping due to\u00a0Rhabdomyolysis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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On Sunday, Mitchell reflected on the 2025 season in a post that featured a 20-photo collage encompassing her record-breaking season. Mitchell, who set a new Fever franchise mark by averaging 20.2 points per game, wrote that “survival mode” and her father Mark’s “blueprint” pushed her to new heights in her age-29 season; she was named All-WNBA First Team for the first time in her career.<\/p>\n

Mitchell served as an inspiration to Clark, who wrote that she was “so lucky to be” Mitchell’s teammate and watched her assume much of the offensive burden following a string of nagging injuries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“Proud of u kels,” she wrote.<\/p>\n

Cunningham called Mitchell ” everyone\u2019s GOAT,” while Boston\u00a0called her “the realest in the game” and Natasha Howard wrote how thankful she is to call Mitchell “family.”<\/p>\n

Mitchell is a pending free agent, but the Fever’s stated priority is to sign her to a new contract<\/a>. And based on these glowing comments from her teammates, Mitchell might not be in any hurry to leave Indiana.<\/p>\n

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