
Caitlin Clark gives stamp of approval to Indiana Fever’s offseason moves
Clark on Monday gave a ringing endorsement to the roster moves announced by the Fever this month.
Clark on Monday gave a ringing endorsement to the roster moves announced by the Fever this month.
Six other WNBA teams have opened or announced plans for dedicated practice facilities. Fever parent Pacers Sports & Entertainment, which is majority-owned by Herb Simon and his family, plans to invest $78 million in the Fever facility.
The preseason game will allow Clark to play as a pro with her current team at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, where she starred in college on her way to becoming the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA.
Caitlin Clark is going to wait until Indianapolis hosts the WNBA All-Star weekend in July to enter her first 3-point contest as a pro.
Playing alongside Clark in the backcourt last season, Mitchell posted the best statistical season of her seven-year career.
Pacers Sports & Entertainment plans to build a dedicated training complex for the Fever with two regulation-size basketball courts, a full-service kitchen, a private outdoor courtyard and a spa-style retreat space.
The 2025 All-Star events, which were moved to Indianapolis in August, include community programs, entertainment and on-court activities such a skills competition and three-point contest.
Before joining the Indiana Fever, Clark finished her college career as the all-time leading scorer in men’s and women’s NCAA Division I history
At 6-foot-4, the 32-year-old Fagbenle averaged 6.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists over 19 minutes per game for the Indiana Fever in the 2024 season.
Unrivaled Basketball, a 3-on-3 league co-founded by two WNBA stars, announced the rosters for its six teams on Wednesday without Clark taking any of the 36 available spots. ESPN reported that the Indiana Fever star does not intend to play.
Clark played 18 holes Wednesday in what was by all accounts the most watched pro-am round in LPGA Tour history.
New Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White and members of the team’s front office expressed their thoughts on White’s return to the franchise during a Monday afternoon introductory news conference.
The hiring returns White to Indianapolis, where she was the Fever head coach from 2015 to 2016, before she left to run Vanderbilt University’s women’s basketball program.
If the Indiana Fever are interested in hiring Stephanie White as head coach, as media sources have reported, the WNBA team’s path is now much clearer.
Media speculation after Sunday’s announcement landed solidly on Connecticut Sun Coach Stephanie White as a likely candidate to replace Sides.
The Women’s National Basketball Players Association said it has a handful of priorities for negotiations, including getting a cut of revenue, higher salaries, and improving benefits for retirees and pregnancy.
The Indiana Fever star became the first rookie to make the team since Candace Parker did it in 2008. She’s the fifth rookie ever to have the honor.
If the union does opt out, the current CBA, which was set to expire in 2027, will still be in effect next season, so the two sides have a year to come to an agreement.
The league also will change the opening-round format in the playoffs to ensure the lower seeded team plays a home game.
The move comes just two weeks after the team announced longtime executive Kelly Krauskopf would return in the role of president of business and basketball operations.