When Caitlin Clark entered the WNBA world as the Indiana Fever's No. 1 overall pick in 2024, she skyrocketed the league's popularity to new heights. As she broke several all-time WNBA records on the court in her Rookie of the Year campaign,

Although the Sun came into Sunday's meeting at Mohegan Sun Arena with the worst record in the WNBA, they gave the injury-plagued Fever a run for their money in the 99-93 loss. The Fever ended up losing Sophie Cunningham after 10 minutes of action with what appeared to be a right leg injury.

Kelsey Mitchell entered Sunday's matchup against the Sun fourth in the league in scoring (19.9 points per game), fourth in made 3-pointers per game (2.4), and fifth in 3-point percentage (37.7), and her performance in the Fever's 21-point comeback may have earned her a seat at the table in the MVP discussion.