The Indiana Fever bounced back in a big way from Wednesday night’s disappointing 106-92 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks with a 92-89 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night. In a night when star point guard Caitlin Clark was out to manage a lingering back issue, her All-Star running mate in the frontcourt, Kelsey Mitchell, stepped up in a big way.

Mitchell ended the night with eight assists and 29 points, including a clutch go-ahead lay-up with just over 10 seconds remaining in regulation. After the game, Fever head coach Stephanie White sang her veteran guard’s praises.

“You know, she’s one of one. She’s the fastest player in the league with the ball in her hand,” White said of Mitchell. “You know, her ability to get downhill is always great, but her ability to stop and change direction on a dime. You know, now her ability to gear down and then explode again as opposed to just being all one speed, to playing on balance, to be able to find— I thought the kick-out that she made to (Ty Harris) when Ty knocked down that 3. Big shot.

“She’s 1-of-1.”

head coach Stephanie White shares what makes Kelsey Mitchell special after scoring 29 points and the game-winning basket. pic.twitter.com/knpN8FVUSz

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“When she could have, you know, tried to go one-on-one was huge. I mean, I think the game’s— it’s fast, but it also slowed down for her in a way that, you know, she’s become even more deadly of a playmaker, if that’s possible.

“I’m just— she puts us on her back. She really does. And she scores while people are hanging on her all the time. She’s able to get open while people are hanging on her all the time. I mean, her endurance is incredible. You know, we rely heavily on her, and I’m thankful she’s on our team.”

Inexplicably, Clark’s fans were upset with White’s praise for Mitchell.

“Shame, shame, shame. Hopefully you all finally see the game!This isan organization of BACKSTABBING SNAKES! They bled Caitlin for everything they could, and now they’re trying to throw away her carcass. Sadly, CC is a zombie right now that doesn’t realize they killed her (career),” one fan posted on X.

“All the times C went crazy and not 1/10th of the amount of praise has came out of (White’s) mouth,” someone else wrote.

“Stephanie living up to the conspiracy theorists. KM is a great shooting guard. But she has been there 8 years. She improved so much and became known in league cause someone showed up in last 2-3 years,” another fan posted.

It appears Stephanie White’s comments calling Kelsey Mitchell “1-of-1” sparked reactions from some Caitlin Clark fans. pic.twitter.com/fUazUDVj3b

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It’s odd to see such a strong reaction to a coach praising such a dominant showing from one of her star players, and it begs the question of if some of these fans are even invested in the team’s success. The Fever improved to 4-0 without Clark on the season.

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