Two-time WNBA champion Mercedes Russell joined the Indiana Fever in August 2026 on a season-ending injury exception. The 6-foot-6 center played at Tennessee before the New York Liberty took her 22nd overall in the 2018 draft. She won titles with the Seattle Storm in 2018 and 2020. On court she has worn the Nike Kobe 6 “Reverse Grinch,” Nike Book 1 “Rattlesnake” and Nike Kobe 8 “What The.”