In appreciation for Kelsey Mitchell, Fever players wore custom “MVP Mitchell” shirts to Friday’s game against the Minnesota Lynx.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fever signed a new player. In an announcement made on Saturday, Aug. 23, the team said it signed guard Aerial Powers to a seven-day hardship contract. Powers is a nine-year WNBA veteran.

Kelsey Mitchell has long been a steady hand for the Indiana Fever, but this season she has taken on a starring role that many expected would belong to rookie sensation Caitlin Clar

Smith Sends Hateful Message to LeBron James for Allegedly Sabotaging his Career In their previous game against the Connecticut Sun, Mitchell exploded for 38 points to propel the Fever to a 99-93 victory in overtime after trailing by as many as 21 points.

The Lynx overcame a 12-point deficit to defeat the Indiana Fever 95-90 in a rematch of the 2025 WNBA Commissioner's Cup.

Sophie Cunningham and the Indiana Fever have entered the final stretch of the 2025 WNBA regular season, sitting at 19-16 as of Tuesday, good for sixth place in the league standings. But Cunningham suffered a knee injury in the second quarter of the overtime win against the Connecticut Sun on Sunday, forcing her to miss the rest of the game.

“She was aggressive,” White said of Hull’s career game, per reporter Tony East. “She was hunting shots, she was aggressive to the rim. You know, she knew we needed another scorer on the floor and because of the attention that Kelsey and AB [ Aliyah Boston] get, she was getting free and she was hunting shots.”

The Minnesota Lynx defeated the Indiana Fever 95-90 on Friday. Guard Odyssey Sims didn’t return after suffering an apparent injury in the fourth.