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    Indiana Fever fires head coach Christie Sides after two seasons

    Kathleen William Posted on

    UNCASVILLE, CT – SEPTEMBER 22: Indiana Fever head coach Christie Sides during the first round and Game 1 of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs between the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena on September 22, 2024 in Uncasville, CT. (Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

    Christie Sides, hired as Indiana's head coach in 2023, led the team to its first playoff appearance since 2016. (Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

    The Indiana Fever has fired head coach Christie Sides after two seasons, the team announced Sunday.

    Sides led the Fever to a sixth-place finish in the 2024 regular season. With this result, Sides led the team to its first playoff appearance in eight seasons, but the team was defeated in the first round by the Connecticut Sun.

    In a statement, Fever President of Basketball Operations Kelly Krauskopf called Sides “an incredible representative of the Fever and our community.”

    “We are incredibly grateful to Coach Sides for taking on the challenge of leading us through a holistic transition period over the last two seasons while positioning us well for future growth,” Krauskopf said in the statement. “While decisions like these are never easy, it is also imperative that we remain bold and confident in the pursuit of our goals, which include maximizing our talent and bringing another WNBA championship back to Indiana.”

    Supported by the trio of Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell, the Fever initially got off to a slow start this season but ultimately finished the season with a 20-20 record and a long-awaited postseason berth.

    Indiana will now begin next season with an entirely new front office: Krauskopf was hired as president in September, while the team hired Amber Cox as chief operating officer and general manager earlier this month. The Fever must now also find a new head coach before the start of the 2025 season.

    Sides' ouster marks the fifth firing of a head coach this offseason. Most recently, the Dallas Wings fired Latricia Trammell after the team finished second to last in the regular season. The Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago Sky and Atlanta Dream also have coaching vacancies after parting ways with Curt Miller, Teresa Weatherspoon and Tanisha Wright.

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