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<\/p>\nMitchell Leads Team Clark in 2025 All-Star Game<\/p>\n
Sun, Jul 20, 2025, 3:20 AM<\/p>\n
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By Madie Chandler | FeverBasketball.com<\/a><\/p>\n Kelsey Mitchell took the microphone seconds before the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game tipped off. Just moments before the game was hurled into action, Mitchell made sure to bring the crowd into the fold.<\/p>\n \u201cWe wouldn\u2019t be here without you guys,\u201d Mitchell said. \u201c\u2026Shoutout to you guys for making it (the weekend) special.\u201d<\/p>\n Mitchell, an All-Star for the third consecutive year, was named a starter earlier in the day on Saturday. She replaced her injured teammate, Caitlin Clark, in the first five on the floor for Team Clark.<\/p>\n She spent All-Star Friday night encouraging another teammate<\/a> \u2013 Lexie Hull \u2013 as she competed in the 3-point contest. Mitchell, alongside Clark and Aliyah Boston, sat courtside for the festivities.<\/p>\n The weekend wasn\u2019t a parade for her own personal achievement to Mitchell. It was a victory lap around her home city alongside her teammates as the group introduced the rest of the league to Indiana hoops, and the love that Indianapolis has for basketball.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone has a different walk of life\u2026And I think basketball is just a good utilization to say that we can all do this together,\u201d Mitchell said. \u201cI think getting to know people as people, getting to know you as a person, is just a different way to love and connect. And I think sport is a dope way to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n The three-time All-Star prioritizes those connections, and envelops them into her endeavor to remain grateful, never taking a second of her career for granted.<\/p>\n \u201cFor me it\u2019s like, take these opportunities for what they are,\u201d she said. \u201cDon\u2019t take them for granted\u2026Me and my family, what we\u2019ve been through, and my dad not being here, It\u2019s an unbelievable opportunity for me to just stay grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n Mitchell has spent her eight years in the WNBA with the Indiana Fever \u2013 a franchise with which she\u2019s trudged through low lows, and now navigates new heights in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n \u201cI want people to see that I love my team,\u201d Mitchell said. \u201cLike, we have a really dope locker room, and from a standpoint of the weekend, like, they as women deserve it.\u201d<\/p>\n Mitchell opened her All-Star performance with a near full court assist to A\u2019ja Wilson. Her scoring came with a left-handed layup over Allisha Gray, and she followed that play with a leak-out layup before she sat down for a first-quarter breather.<\/p>\n By halftime, Mitchell had six points, a rebound, and two assists, but Team Clark trailed 82-60.<\/p>\n Mitchell\u2019s offensive game had a chance to shine in the second half as she scored 14 of her 20 total points. She even knocked down a 4-point shot from nearly 28 feet.<\/p>\n Team Collier defeated Team Clark, 151-131.<\/p>\n \u201cI told my team to have as much fun as possible,\u201d Clark said pregame. \u201c\u2026Like, you joke about winning, but at the end of the day, it\u2019s not that serious\u2026It\u2019s been cool just to see everything that\u2019s going on and how much everybody\u2019s enjoying it.\u201d<\/p>\n