Controversy swirled around the Indiana Fever’s fanbase throughout the WNBA regular season, but ended up coming to a head during the post season when the Fever faced off against the Las Vegas Aces. During Game 2 of the first round match up, Aces superstar A’ja Wilson exchanged words with an Indiana fan after an altercation with Fever guard Sophie Cunningham. Wilson defended her outburst following the game and no desalinate action was taken against her by the league.
However, it managed to brighten the spotlight on how the Fever’s base treat other teams' players. And Indiana’s general manager Amber Cox is having none of it. Not everyone is agreeing with her, even a former player of the team.
Ex-Fever forward Brianna Turner (now with the Aces) took to X to call out Cox’s words. While it’s not all Indy fans, it’s certainly a trend. To say the attacks have ‘no basis in reality’ is disingenuous.” A lot of folks didn’t agree with Turner and expressed their began swarming to the team’s defense on X.
There are issues with certain fans in every professional sports organizations out there,” someone noted – a statement that even Cox pointed out. REC leagues have to deal with occasional bad behavior from spectators,” Cox said in the presser. Turner, who was the 11th pick in the first round of the 2019 WNBA Draft, played for the Fever in 2025.
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