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Kelly Krauskopf will return to the Indiana Fever as President of both basketball and business operations after the season is over, the team announced Monday. She led the franchise from 2000-18 before she left to become the Pacers' assistant GM. The Fever won the WNBA championship in 2012 and reached the finals in 2009 and 2015 under her leadership. She will replace Allison Barber, who will step down as president and COO after six seasons. Krauskopf was hired in 1996 as the WNBA's first Director of Basketball Operations. Krauskopf joined the Indiana Fever in 2000 before the franchise's first year. The teams is on the rise behind star rookie Caitlin Clark. The Fever led the league in attendance, averaging more than 17,000 fans at home and 15,000 on the road.
