{
  "id": 16278781,
  "title": "“Bye Bye Stephanie White” – WNBA Fans Erupt As Caitlin Clark Likes Fever’s Kelly Krauskopf Exit Post",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/bye-bye-stephanie-white-wnba-fans-erupt-as-caitlin-clark-likes-fevers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-24T04:30:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bye-bye-stephanie-white-wnba-043038213.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark posted a message on Instagram after the team's decision to fire team president Kelly Krauskopf, with some fans speculating that coach Stephanie White may also be leaving. Krauskopf, who joined the Fever in 2024, was the first-ever president and general manager of the team when they entered the WNBA in 2000. Over a 12-year period, the team made it to the playoffs 12 times until 2012 when they won the WNBA title led by Tamika Catchings. After six years as Pacers' assistant general manager, Krauskopf returned to the Fever before stepping down ahead of the season. The move came just three weeks after the Fever were eliminated in the first round by the Las Vegas Aces for the second consecutive year. IndyStar reported that the team was also firing GM Amber Cox, with the claim that the team would be searching for a new GM to build around Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark.",
  "summary": "The Indiana Fever have failed to get past the Las Vegas Aces for the second straight year. Just three weeks after Caitlin Clark and her teammates were eliminated in the first round, the Fever announced that team president Kelly Krauskopf would be stepping down.",
  "key_points": [
    "Indiana Fever fires team president Kelly Krauskopf.",
    "Fans speculate coach Stephanie White may also leave.",
    "Team eliminated in first round by Las Vegas Aces."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The dismissal of top leadership signals a complete organizational overhaul intended to restructure the Indiana Fever around their primary stars following consecutive early playoff exits.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}