Michael Marot Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell grabbed the railing as she walked up and down the stairs to the dais Thursday.

The three-time All-Star didn't need crutches or a walking boot, didn't even walk with a noticeable limp. But she wasn't going to miss a last chance to speak about this team and its incredible postseason run — certainly not after waving away a stretcher . No, she was going to do this news conference the same way she departed Tuesday night's scary scene in Las Vegas — on her own terms.

In a social media post Wednesday, Mitchell explained what exactly happened — she suffered such severe cramping in her lower body that her legs and feet went numb for about seven seconds. On Thursday, she recounted the experience again, this ti

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