Indiana Fever president Kelly Krauskopf steps down from her role with the team
Photo: CBS SportsIndiana Fever president Kelly Krauskopf is stepping down, the team announced Friday. She was the franchise's founding president and general manager for its 2000 inaugural season, left in 2018 to become an assistant general manager with the Indiana Pacers, and returned in 2024 as president. Under her first tenure, the Fever made the playoffs 13 times in 19 seasons and won the 2012 title. A succession plan is not immediately clear, and general manager Amber Cox remains in her role. In a statement, Krauskopf said she was honored to have helped build the franchise.
Right-leaning outlets, led by the New York Post, emphasize the controversy, reporting that the Fever faces scrutiny over online and in-arena harassment of opposing players and that the WNBA is addressing how players are monitored. Alternative sources ESPN and CBS Sports focus on her playoff record and the team's offseason decisions. The left-leaning Washington Post stresses her career as a franchise builder and says she told the team during the recently completed season that she would step down.
How the sides differ Right sources stress the harassment controversy; alternative sources focus on her playoff record; left sources emphasize her career arc.
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Leads with Krauskopf's career as a franchise builder and the timing of her decision to step down. Its excerpt centers on her own account.
Leads with her playoff record and what the move means for Indiana's offseason, with CBS noting the unclear succession plan. CBS includes Krauskopf's press release statement.
Leads with the franchise under fire over harassment, citing The Athletic's reporting, WNBA monitoring of player safety and star Kelsey Mitchell's exit interview.