Kako piše američki portal TMZ.com Tamika se borila s odlukom, ali na kraju je dala dopuštenje liječnicima da ugase sve aparate koju su održavali njezina sina na životu, nakon što je potvrđeno da se nikada neće oporaviti jer mu je mozak odumro.

U ovom teškom trenutku nisu davali izjave (iako je Tamika na Twitteru objavila sliku Kylea i njegova mlađa brata), no prošlog tjedna obitelj je u službenoj izjavi zamolila sve da se mole za dječaka:

Tu su još Chamique Holdsclaw, Tamika Catchings koja je O. K., ' mala Dianu Taurasi koja je super talentirana, ali nitko nema postignute rezultate i tu kvalitetu igre poput Lise Leslie

The Fever (sans Tamika Catchings for most of the year) and the Liberty are the only other teams playing above -. 500 ball in the conference, meaning the four teams that made the playoffs last year are holding those top four spots in the standings again.

First, point guard Lindsay Whalen is playing the best hoops of her career, leading the team rebounding, assists and steals and trailing only Asjha Jones in scoring. And Coach Mike Thibault and his staff picked the right time for a roster shake-up and acquired the right personnel to make the mix not only competitive, but an upgrade, adding Tamika Whitmore and Barbara Turner among others.

TOP vote getter all-star glasovanja bila je Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever), sa 115,286 glasova (plus/minus 5 glasova)..