Kelsey Mitchell suffered with a bout of rhabdomyolysis, a potentially life-threatening muscle condition, during Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals.
During Indiana Fever exit interviews Thursday, Mitchell detailed what happened and how she felt in those moments.
Mitchell said she was grateful for her teammates' support during a difficult situation.
INDIANAPOLIS — When Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell was laying on the court, temporarily paralyzed and her muscles locked, and she didn’t know how she was going to get through it.
Then she saw her teammates, who rushed over after she collapsed. Lexie Hull was at her side, holding her hand, and Aliyah Boston was standing over her, praying. Brianna Turner was giving her words of encouragement, assuring her that her legs were going to m