Indiana Fever president appears to delete entire social media account after Caitlin Clark "brand" message

Stephanie Kaloi

Indiana Fever president appears to delete entire social media account after Caitlin Clark "brand" message image

Online sleuths believe Indiana Fever president Kelly Krauskopf deleted her X account sometime between an introductory press conference in October 2024 and July 2025 — and fans of the team think they know why.

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In October of last year Krauskopf told reporters, "This is about the Indiana Fever. Yes, we have a foundational player in Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston, and we're going to continue to add to that. But I want this team to be a leader in the country and a brand, an enduring brand, like Apple or something. We have a real opportunity here."

Video from the press conference made the rounds again on July 11 and appeared to frustrate some fans, who accused Krauskopf of being more concerned about building a brand than the players on the court. Whether or not that is a fair interpretation of Krauskopf's intent has not been as widely discussed.

"This is the moment where it takes a generation some time to get to that level," Krauskopf also said. "I would tell our players, ‘Look, we’re building this for someone else. We're building this for someone's 10-year-old daughter now,' because that's what you do. We wanted to keep moving it forward, pushing it forward and paying it forward."

At some point between then and now, the X username "@k2indytex" (which many attribute to Krauskopf) also went offline.

Stephanie Kaloi

Stephanie is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. Her journalism career began entirely too long ago and is still her favorite thing to do. She covers women's sports (primarily basketball) and loves writing lengthy reports for no reason about exactly how each WNBA team will and will not succeed in any given season.