Fever coach Stephanie White reveals she was fined over apparent criticism of WNBA officiating

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Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White didn’t mince words when sharing her thoughts on officiating in the WNBA, which followed Saturday’s game where Caitlin Clark suffered a quad injury that will sideline the star guard for at least two weeks. 

Apparently those strong remarks landed White in some trouble with the league. 

Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White gives her team direction during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Atlanta Dream, Thursday, May, 22, 2025, in Atlanta.  (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)

After the Fever suffered a disappointing loss against the Washington Mystics in the team’s first game without Clark, White was asked during the postgame presser whether she believed the league needed to step in to protect top players from "intentionally rough play."

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"Obviously, I think we can get better in certain areas as far as how we call the game, consistency with how we call the game. . . . Are we going to say that we want a free-flowing offensive game, or are we going to have tough, grind-out physical games? And whatever way it is, the players will adjust and coaches will adjust but we can’t have it be one way one quarter and another way another quarter."

She continued, "I don’t think collectively as a whole the league has to step in and do something, I just think that there has to be some improvements in certain areas." 

But when pushed further on what those areas might be, White revealed that her previous remarks – likely those on Saturday night – resulted in her receiving a fine. 

Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White looks up on Tuesday, May 20,