{"id":866650,"date":"2026-10-24T14:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T14:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/866650\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T14:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T14:45:21","slug":"kelly-krauskopf-stepping-down-as-indiana-fever-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/866650\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Krauskopf stepping down as Indiana Fever president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/137177104_web1_Krauskopf-Kelly_Indiana-Fever.jpg\" data-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Krauskopf&lt;\/p&gt;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"870\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/137177104_web1_Krauskopf-Kelly_Indiana-Fever-696x870.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"137177104_web1_Krauskopf-Kelly_Indiana-Fever\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Krauskopf<\/p>\n<p>By Jeff Newman | Indianapolis Business Journal<\/p>\n<p>Pacers Sports &amp; Entertainment announced Friday that longtime executive Kelly Krauskopf is stepping down as president of the Indiana Fever and ending her 27-year career with PS&amp;E.<\/p>\n<p>Krauskopf, 64, joined PS&amp;E as president and general manager of the Fever in 1999 ahead of the team\u2019s inaugural season in 2000. She served in that capacity until 2018 before becoming assistant general manager of the Pacers from 2018 to 2025. She has been Fever president since September 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining PS&amp;E, Krauskopf served three years as the WNBA\u2019s first director of basketball operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we started the Fever, Kelly saw what this franchise could become,\u201d said Herb Simon, owner of Pacers Sports &amp; Entertainment, in written remarks. \u201cShe built it, delivered a championship and came back when we needed her. She has played an extraordinary role in the growth of women\u2019s basketball in Indianapolis, and our family is grateful for everything she\u2019s given this organization. I\u2019m proud to call her a friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PS&amp;E did not say what Krauskopf planned to do next.<\/p>\n<p>During her tenure as president and general manager of the Fever, the team made 13 postseason appearances, including a WNBA-record 12 consecutive playoff appearances, three WNBA Finals berths, and the 2012 WNBA title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been an honor and a privilege to help build and steward the Indiana Fever with the support and trust of Herb Simon,\u201d Krauskopf said in written comments. \u201cI am deeply grateful for the opportunities, relationships, and shared accomplishments that have shaped my time with this organization. The Fever is poised for an exciting future, and I am proud to have helped lay the foundation for its continued growth and success. I will always cherish my time with Pacers Sports and Entertainment and the people who made it so meaningful.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Krauskopf By Jeff Newman | Indianapolis Business Journal Pacers Sports &amp; Entertainment announced Friday that longtime executive Kelly&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":866651,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3774],"tags":[7,113,126,3866,6,114],"class_list":["post-866650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-indiana-pacers","tag-basketball","tag-indiana","tag-indiana-pacers","tag-indianapacers","tag-nba","tag-pacers"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/117496429076521726","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/866650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=866650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/866650\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/866651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=866650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=866650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=866650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}