{
  "id": 8349516,
  "title": "Fever's Kelsey Mitchell breaks A'ja Wilson's WNBA single-season points record",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/fevers-kelsey-mitchell-breaks-aja-wilsons-wnba-single-season-points",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T01:08:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fevers-kelsey-mitchell-breaks-aja-010838424.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell shattered the WNBA single-season points record on Friday, Sept. 18, surpassing the previous mark set by A'ja Wilson in 2024. While playing against the Toronto Tempo, Mitchell scored her 1,023rd point of the season, breaking Wilson's record of 1,021 points. The record-breaking 3-point shot came with 7:57 left in the third quarter, assisted by her teammate Caitlin Clark. Mitchell, now averaging 28.9 points per game, holds the second-most points among WNBA players and the Fever's all-time triple record with 123.",
  "summary": "Kelsey Mitchell continued her stellar WNBA season, claiming another record that was previously held by the league's perennial MVP, A'ja Wilson.",
  "key_points": [
    "Kelsey Mitchell breaks WNBA single-season points record",
    "Surpasses A ja Wilson's 1,021-point mark",
    "Scores 1,023rd point in 3-pointer against Toronto Tempo"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Kelsey Mitchell breaking the WNBA single-season points record cements her position as a top scorer in the league, surpassing A'ja Wilson's previous mark and solidifying her standing among WNBA players.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "How to live stream Fever vs Tempo: Watch WNBA, TV channel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/how-to-live-stream-fever-vs-tempo-watch-wnba-tv-channel",
        "published": "2026-09-18T22:25:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Kelsey Mitchell scores 33 points to set WNBA season mark as Fever beat Tempo 103-85",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/kelsey-mitchell-scores-33-points-to-set-wnba-season-mark-as-fever",
        "published": "2026-09-19T01:57:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}