Indiana Fever retain head coach Stephanie White after controversy

Coach was booed by sections of Fever fanbase Fever’s success on court continues despite distractions Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White has pushed back on those who have criticized how she has handled the controversy that erupted after Saturday’s game between her team and the Chicago Sky. Sky’s DiJonai Carrington was ejected for a Flagrant 2 foul after she struck Fever’s Sophie Cunningham in the head and neck during Saturday’s game. Afterwards, White, – who previously coached Carrington at ⁠the Connecticut Sun – said she did not believe Carrington intentionally aimed for Cunningham’s neck. White was booed by some Fever fans before Tuesday’s win over the New York Liberty, while Indiana’s lieutenant governor has called for her to be fired. Continue reading...

Indiana Fever Team President Kelly Krauskopf has issued a statement backing head coach Stephanie White after recent backlash. Coach White tried to give DiJonai Carrington the benefit of the doubt after her Flagrant 2 foul on Sophie Cunningham against the Chicago Sky, but that angered fans who felt she didn’t stand up for Sophie.

When Stephanie White signed up to be head coach of the Indiana Fever in November 2024, she likely didn’t think she’d be forced to defend herself while at the center of controversy. Yet, after Sophie Cunningham suffered a hard Flagrant 2 foul from DiJonai Carrington in the Fever’s last game, resulting in the latter’s ejection, some have accused White of not defending her team enough.

Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White has faced heavy criticism since she said that she didn’t believe there was any malicious intent behind Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington’s hard foul on Sophie Cunningham from Saturday. “Look, it was a hard foul,” the coach said after the game. “It did happen, and I thought it was…

The Indiana Fever have been at the center of what has seemed like one controversy after another throughout the 2026 season. Most recently, teh discourse surrounding the team has been dominated by a hard foul that Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington had on Sophie Cunningham. In the aftermath of the foul, which led to all…