The Indiana Fever have spent the past year reshaping their identity around talent, pace and personality, but one detail that quietly defines their culture came from an unexpected place. It was a moment of honesty from assistant coach Briann January, who admitted that facing Kelsey Mitchell late in her playing career helped confirm something she already felt deep down.

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