{
  "id": 7276213,
  "title": "This basketball hall of famer is rooting for Fever, loves Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/this-basketball-hall-of-famer-is-rooting-for-fever-loves-caitlin-7276213",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T08:20:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/basketball-hall-famer-rooting-fever-082019756.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lauren Jackson, a three-time WNBA MVP and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, has expressed her support for the Indiana Fever. In a conversation with WNBA legend Sue Bird, Jackson revealed that she actually wants the Indiana Fever to win the WNBA Championship. She expressed her admiration for Caitlin Clark, praising her playing style, and also mentioned her love for Kelsey Mitchell. The Fever, currently tied for fourth place in the league standings, boast an impressive 47.5 points per game average from Clark and Mitchell. As the regular season resumes following Team USA's gold-medal performance in the FIBA Women's World Cup, the Fever find themselves two games behind third place with four regular season games left. Clark and Mitchell have been rumored as potential WNBA MVP candidates, joining A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces and Olivia Miles of the Minnesota Lynx.",
  "summary": "WNBA all-time great Lauren Jackson reveals she's cheering for the Indiana Fever to win this year's championship. 'I love watching Caitlin Clark'",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Are Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese friends? Fever star makes shock revelation after USA's World Cup triumph",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/are-caitlin-clark-and-angel-reese-friends-fever-star-makes-shock",
        "published": "2026-09-14T01:29:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}