This basketball hall of famer is rooting for Fever, loves Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell

Mitchell and Clark combine to average 47.5 points per game, powering the Fever (26-14) into a tie for fourth place in the league standings as play resumes Thursday after Team USA’s gold-medal performance in the FIBA Women’s World Cup. The Fever are two games out of third place with four left in the regular season.

Clark and Mitchell have been mentioned as WNBA MVP candidates, along with A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces and Olivia Miles of the Minnesota Lynx.

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(26-14 record with four games regular-season games remaining)

• Fri., Sept. 18: at Toronto Tempo, 7:30 p.m., Ion

• Sun, Sept. 20: vs Washington Mystics, 4 p.m., NBA TV

• Tues., Sept. 22: vs Minnesota Lynx, 8 p.m., ESPN

• Thurs., Sept. 24: at Minnesota Lynx, 8 p.m., USA Network

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