INDIANAPOLIS – Due to increased responsibilities leading Pacers Sports & Entertainment's new entry into the NBA2K League, Kelly Krauskopf, president and general manager of the WNBA Indiana Fever, will relinquish her GM role to Fever head coach Pokey Chatman.
Pacers Sports & Entertainment President and COO Rick Fuson announced the changes, effective immediately. Krauskopf will continue as Fever president overseeing basketball and business operations. She has been the architect and primary leader of the WNBA franchise since its first season in 2000, and has served as GM since 2003 when free agency began in the league.
Krauskopf assumed the leadership role of PS&E's esports business initiative in July of this year when preparations began for the upcoming launch of the NBA 2K League.