The Mystics play the Indiana Fever, this time at Caitlin Clark’s house.

The Washington Mystics (2-12) won 14 in a row (including preseason) to perhaps turn the corner, getting some of their key players back from injury and win two in a row! Now they play the much-hyped Indiana Fever on the road on a prime-time Friday night slot on NBA TV. Here’s the preview:

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Game Info

When: Wednesday, June 19 at 7 pm ET

Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN

How to Watch: NBA TV

Injuries

Mystics: Brittney Sykes (Out), Shakira Austin (Out)

Fever: Temi Fagbenle (Day-to-Day), Damiris Dantas (Out)

Pregame notes

The Washington Mystics and the Indiana Fever are among the teams with the very worst record in the WNBA. The Mystics just made a dent in that by stringing together their first two wins of the season. The Fever are so hyped-up that they play in the same big stadium as the Indiana Pacers, and their games are basically sold out. So this won’t be a regular away game. Moreover, even though the Fever is playing the lowly Mystics the game will be on national TV, on NBA TV. So expect the players to show up and try to bring that third consecutive win. In the mean time, Edwards is making a name for herself as one of the best rookies in the WNBA. In other news, Sykes returned from injury during that win streak, only to re-injure herself, and is now out for several weeks, complicating things for Washington. Ariel Atkins on the other hand is healthy now, and just dropped 29 (!) on the Chicago Sky on Friday. So things could get interesting. The Fever are 4-10 so a win here for the Mystics would definitely get them closer to that penultimate spot.

The two teams actually played less than two weeks ago, and the Fever won that game in nail-biter 83-85. Did I say it will be interesting? Here are the highlights from that game: