{
  "id": 4224346,
  "title": "Kelsey Mitchell breaks WNBA record that not even Caitlin Clark has achieved",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/kelsey-mitchell-breaks-wnba-record-that-not-even-caitlin-clark-has",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T15:57:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kelsey-mitchell-breaks-wnba-record-155708723.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kelsey Mitchell has quietly dominated the WNBA with the Indiana Fever, setting numerous records along the way. With an average of 20 points per game, Mitchell has taken the pressure off star player Caitlin Clark. Mitchell has shattered records for consecutive games with 20+ points and most 30-point games in Fever history. On November 22nd, Mitchell reached a significant milestone when she scored 34 points against Portland, becoming the first guard in WNBA history to score 1,000+ points in a single season. However, she was not the first player overall to reach the 1,000-point mark, as A’ja Wilson achieved this feat earlier. Following her performance against Connecticut, Caitlin Clark crossed the 800-point mark for the season, totaling 809 points. Clark also broke two other records against Portland, becoming the first player to achieve 800+ points, 300+ assists, and 100+ three-pointers in a single season.",
  "summary": "Kelsey Mitchell has been quietly going about her business whilst Caitlin Clark takes all the plaudits. Kelsey Mitchell has been on an absolute tear for the Indiana Fever, putting together a career-defining run as one of the WNBA’s most lethal scoring guards.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Ryan Ruocco wishes WNBA media would ‘feel comfortable being critical’ beyond Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/ryan-ruocco-wishes-wnba-media-would-feel-comfortable-being-critical",
        "published": "2026-08-29T00:15:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}