Kelsey Mitchell played until her wheels fell off. Literally.
There is a cruel bit of irony that this Fever season came to an end because their star player experienced a “once-in-a-lifetime” injury, as she described it. In the second half of Tuesday’s Game 5 against the Aces, Mitchell suffered rhabdo, officially known as rhabdomyolysis, which is a condition where muscles break down and release proteins into the bloodstream.
It’s a very serious injury, but one Mitchell was fortunately able to walk away from, figuratively and literally, as she rejoined the team on Tuesday night. By then, though, the Fever had lost the win-or-go-home contest in overtime, having finally run out of
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