For August 2026, the Indiana Fever had two strong contenders for the Eastern Conference Player of the Month title in the WNBA. Given that the league could choose only one, fans believe the deserving player was “snubbed.”
WNBA Player of the Month for August went to Fever standout Kelsey Mitchell. She averaged 28.9 points on 55.6% shooting, 1.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. Mitchell scored the most points in the league in August, with 318.
Last month, Mitchell also set a new record for the longest 20-point scoring run in WNBA history. Her streak stands at 24 games. With a five-game winning run, Indiana finished August with a 7-4 record.
Mitchell’s second Player of the Month title places her alongside Caitlin Clark (twice) and Tamika Catchings (three times) as the only Fever players to have won twice or more. After winning Player of the Month in July, Mitchell received the accolade for the second time in a row. Since Clark won the award in June, a Fever guard has now won the Eastern Conference title three times in a row.
While many were happy for Mitchell and applauded her accomplishment, some couldn’t help but question why Clark wasn’t given the same recognition after the month she had.
In August, Clark averaged 24.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 9.4 assists, and 1.1 steals. She scored 268 points and dished out 103 assists in 11 games that month. By scoring more than 200 points and dishing out more than 100 assists in a single calendar month, the 24-year-old Fever guard created WNBA history. In one game, Clark also scored more than 30 points and dished out more than 10 assists.
Some fans referred to the decision as a Clark snub because of those stats. Fans immediately debated the decision, arguing that Clark was the more deserving pick for her ability to score and create plays.
On Fever’s social media post congratulating Mitchell, one fan wrote, “Nahhh I disagree with this. Nahhhh this month was CCs month 🫠🫠🫠.”
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Another fan argued, “Should have been CC if we are talking about overall performance not only just shooting 🤷♀️.”
A third person claimed, “Caitlin was robbed lmao go ahead and just give kels mvp campaign 100% attention bc even the league don’t want Caitlin in convos. Comical.”
Echoing the same emotion, another person commented, “CC22 the mvp got robbed.”
A social media user accused the WNBA, saying, “This award should have been Caitlin’s without any question. We see your snub, @wnba – I guess the CCMVP talks were too loud this month.”
One person compared Clark’s stats to Mitchell’s and questioned the award decision, writing, “Nah, Kels is cool and all but how CC didn’t get this is crazy to me? Her stats don’t compare to CC’s.”
It might be wiser to see it as evidence that Indiana has assembled the most formidable backcourt in the WNBA. Mitchell’s case extended beyond her average score. She not only broke the WNBA record, but she also shot well while having a heavy scoring burden at a vital stretch of the Fever’s season.
CC fans may legitimately point to her 9.4 assists per game and the attention that opposition defenders give her. One of the main reasons Indiana has become so dangerous to stop is her ability to create shots for Mitchell and the rest of Indiana’s offense.
Since Clark is posting MVP-level stats of her own, the debate will probably go on. However, the Fever is not forced to decide between the two. Teams facing them do.
Even though it’s hard to pick just one, they have undoubtedly been performing better than any backcourt – or pair, for that matter – that the WNBA has ever seen.
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