INDIANAPOLIS -- - Kelsey Mitchell scored 20 points, Natasha Howard added 18 and the Indiana Fever moved closer to securing a playoff berth with a 97-77 win over the Chicago Sky on Friday night in a matchup that was missing both teams' marquee players.

The Fever announced Thursday that Caitlin Clark would miss the rest of the season with a groin injury. She hasn't played since July 15. The Sky were without Angel Reese, the league's leading rebounder, after she picked up her eighth technical foul in her last game, meaning an automatic one-game suspension.

Then, Chicago announced Reese would miss a half game with a team suspension for comments detrimental to the club , Earlier in the week, Reese complained about losing and hinted she would be willing to move on if the team doesn't sta

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