Indiana Fever star Kelsey Mitchell had an unbelievable but highly underrated season. Admittedly, a lot of what Mitchell did was not talked about enough. Thankfully, she’s received a lot of love from Fever and hoops fans for her contributions, and she credits that to Caitlin Clark.
Rightfully, Caitlin gets a lot of shine because of what she did for the Fever. But her backcourt partner is now getting some of that shine, too. By all accounts — and in my humble opinion — Indiana doesn’t have the season it did and make the playoffs without Mitchell’s consistent production.
Her game captivated so many people, but Kelsey isn’t beyond knowing where many of those eyes now watching came from. Here’s what she recently told the media about her elevated fame (See the clip below and the 3:44 mark of the YouTube video):
“I think the reality of it is that I don’t think people wouldn’t have known without [Caitlin Clark]. Shoutout to Caitlin…I think she’s just done an unbelievable job of bringing, obviously, her own fans and people that support her.”
“You know, for me, I kinda laugh at it and embrace it at the same time because I’ve always kind of flew under the radar. I’ve always kind of been that person, that player — very conservative. I’m very introvert. So, now I get to see the flip side of it, and it’s kind of funny. I can laugh about it because I know it’s come from a genuine place.”
“But I embrace it from the standpoint of, like, people, you know, [are] not guaranteed to see me play and now that they do, I just hope I do right by it. I just hope I don’t eff it up.”
Kelsey Mitchell on gaining more recognition/media coverage, including casual fans:
"I think the reality of it is that, I don't think people wouldn't know without C² (Caitlin Clark), so shout out to Caitlin, that's just the reality"
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