The Indiana Fever announced a huge change today: President Kelly Krauskopf will step down from the role she's held for three decades. Hours later, The Athletic's Annie Costabile reported that the team will also fire GM Amber Cox, news that has since been confirmed by Pacers Sports & Entertainment.
Krauskopf's time at the Fever has been filled with big wins and enormous challenges. She joined PS&E in 1999, just before the Fever played the team's first season in the WNBA in 2000. Herb Simon, the owner of PS&E, credited Krauskopf with understanding what the Fever could turn into long before the team drafted stars like Kelsey Mitchell, Aliyah Boston, and Caitlin Clark.
Though fans have clamored for Cox's removal, she led the Fever through a 52-36 record over the two seasons she was president. Cox bore the weight of folding the excitement over drafting Clark in 2024 in with the uptick in attention (both positive and negative) the same and its roster began to receive as a result. Cox has also been the face of ongoing conversations about the behavior of some Fever fans. At the beginning of October 3, she insisted that charges of racism and other bigoted behavior "have no basis in reality."
While the changes are seismic on their own, they also represent something for head coach Stephanie White: the opportunity to show fans and foes what she can accomplish with a different set of hands in the front office. Additional reporting from USA Today indicated White is expected to remain as head coach. White, who joined the team as head coach in 2025, will likely spend the 2027 season coaching under the added scrutiny of fans and pretty much anyone invested in the team — and having the opportunity to show what the Fever can be is one she needs to seize.
There's been no indication that any of the players on the team have a problem with White. In fact, many have risen to her defense; when fans booed White at a game, Clark made a point of offering an admonishment. As head coach, decisions about rosters and final calls are often out of her hands; like other coaches in the WNBA, White may now have had a full shot at proving herself.
White was named WNBA Coach of the Year in 2023 and steered the Sun to two semifinal appearances. She previously coached the Fever in 2015 and 2016, and led the team all the way to the Finals during her first season.
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