This isn't just a talking point this season, either.This has been happening since Caitlin Clark was the No.
1 overall pick three seasons ago.As many of our writers have pointed out, there is a clear disdain for the Fever fan base.
Our speculation is that media, players and other fan bases cannot stomach the idea that millions of new fans don't believe and vote the way they do.All that to say, Indiana Fever General Manager and Chief Operating Officer Amber Cox, who Fever fans have been calling to take a stern stance against the unfounded claims and divisive rhetoric spewed toward the Fever faithful, addressed the "attacks on the fanbase" in her season-ending press conference on Saturday.ACES' FANS SPEW UNFOUNDED CLAIMS THAT FEVER FANS ARE 'RACIST' WHILE DEFENDING A'JA WILSONNancy Lieberman and Amber Cox pose for a photo before the game between the Indiana Fever and the Dallas Wings on Aug.
20, 2026, at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.(NBAE via Getty Images)After speaking to the media for over 15 minutes about her assessment of the season, including what she believed worked well, what didn't, improvements to the roster that need to be made, Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell's historic season and everything in-between, she then read a prepared statement."I have one more thing I wanted to address," Cox started.
"I just wanted to thank our Fever fan base for all of the support they continue to give us not only at home but on the road."She then stated boldly, "We have the best fans in the league," and discussed the unique mix of diversity both in cultural and ethnic background due to fans traveling from all "all 50 states" as well as "57 countries."After pointing out that the team delivered 14 of the top 15 WNBA broadcasts this season, some of which broke viewership records, with the only broadcast not in the top 15 being the WNBA All-Star game which featured three Fever players as starters (Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston), she lowered the bo...