Indiana Fever forward Katie Lou Samuelson has been under Fire lately for her consistently poor performances WNBA fans have been critical of samuelson's play but fever head coach Christy sides recently revealed some interesting news about the league veteran after the fever's 84-79 victory over the Atlanta Dream side spoke with the media and addressed the elephant in the room Samuelson finished the game playing Just 6 minutes and posted zero points one rebound and three assists this was her third straight game without scoring a single point sides decided to start Lexi Hall in place of Samuelson to start the second half of the game the fever coach later revealed that the WNBA veteran wasn't feeling well it's unclear whether Samuelson has been dealing with an illness or other medical issue for the past few games but there's no doubt that her production has declined significantly WNBA fans have been frustrated with Samuelson struggles particularly on the offensive end despite being known for her offensive prowess the fever forward has shot just 32.6% from three-point range and 35.6% from the field this season she has started in 15 of the fever's 30 Games the fever may be dealing with lineup issues but they're still in a position to make their first WNBA playoff appearance since 2016 they're currently ranked as the number seven team in the league with a 14-6 record sides and the fever organization have 10 games left in the regular season to make necessary adjustments before a potential playoff run if it will be interesting to see how Samuelson and the fever respond to this latest challenge if Samuelson is indeed dealing with an illness or other medical issue the fever will need to find ways to support her and ensure she's healthy enough to contribute alternatively if her struggles are purely performance related the fever may need to make some tough decisions about her role on the team going forward