LAS VEGAS (AP) — Indiana Fever star Kelsey Mitchell was sent to a hospital for fluids after going to the floor with serious leg cramping in the third quarter of Tuesday night’s 107-98 overtime loss to Las Vegas in the decisive Game 5 of the WNBA semifinal series.

Mitchell seemed to sustain the non-contact injury with 5:05 left in the period. Her teammates quickly surrounded her, giving Mitchell privacy. She lay on the court for at least five minutes. A stretcher was brought out, but Mitchell left the floor without it and was helped to the locker room.

Mitchell had been the Fever’s top player this postseason, averaging 23.3 points on a team decimated by injuries. They entered this game without six players, including star Caitlin Clark.

“Unfortunately, we have a lot of experience rallying

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