WNBA All-Star Kelsey Mitchell probably asked the wrong Lakers player for advice on how to handle her first trip to the postseason.

For the first time since 2016, the Indiana Fever are headed to the postseason, and Kelsey Mitchell, selected in the 2018 WNBA Draft after a historic collegiate career at Ohio State, is a key player in this achievement. Since Mitchell has never experienced postseason play, she sought advice from an NBA player familiar with the playoff landscape.

The Indiana Fever have qualified for the WNBA playoffs for the first time since 2016, thanks in large part to how transformative Caitlin Clark has been despite only being a rookie. Clark, in addition to being one of the best offensive forces in the association by virtue of her unlimited range,

Kelsey Mitchell has been a huge part of the Indiana Fever’s resurgence since the Olympic break. The team has won six of its seven games and is over .500 for the first time since June 13, 2019.

The Indiana Fever fell to the defending champion Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday, 86-75, but Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark accomplished a WNBA first.

With this unprecedented attention and pressure, Fever star Kelsey Mitchell reached out to someone who knows a thing or two about playing postseason action under the brightest of lights: D'Angelo Russell.