Fever rookie receives major praise from Kelsey Mitchell

CHICAGO (WISH) — The Indiana Fever is on a two-game winning streak following its 93-78 road win over the Chicago Sky on Sunday afternoon.

The highly anticipated matchup was missing arguably two of the most popular players in the league though in Fever guard Caitlin Clark and Sky forward Angel Reese.

Clark missed her fourth straight game as she deals with a groin injury, while Reese missed the game with a back injury.

As a result, other players needed to step up for both teams.

The star player on Sunday was definitely Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell, who finished with a season-high 35 points.

Her Fever teammate, forward Aliyah Boston, had a double-double, 14 points and 11 rebounds.

And then, there was Fever forward Makayla Timpson, who had a memorable performance.

“I just wanted to do what I needed to do on the court,” Timpson said. “I just anticipate my name being called. So always just staying ready and just doing the things my team needs me to do.”

Timpson, a rookie, finished with a career-high 14 points. She was 6-of-8 (75%) from the field.

“She’s really done a great job of staying ready,” Fever head coach Stephanie White said. “We talk a lot about staying ready so you don’t have to get ready. And one of the benefits of having a deep team is that if you don’t have it one night, somebody else does. One of the challenges of having a deep team is that people deserve to play that don’t always get to play. And KK’s (Makayla) been ready and she continues to get better. And I was happy to see her come out and make that impact right away.”

Timpson, who played college basketball at Florida State, was selected by the Fever in the second round of April’s WNBA Draft.

“She’s amazing,” Mitchell said. “One of the best rookies I think I’ve ever come across.”

Mitchell even called Timpson “the ultimate pro” following Sunday’s win.

“(She) shows up,” Mitchell said. “No problems. Nothing. When you have locker room culture happening, you need great people to make it greater and I think we have a good addition (Timpson) here.”

The Fever is now 3-0 this season against the Sky.

The Fever is back in action Wednesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse against the Phoenix Mercury. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. EDT.

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