Stephanie White’s behavior after Fever game draws attention

Stephanie White and the Indiana Fever have experienced an up-and-down season so far. They began the campaign by splitting their first 10 games and have since won more, now sitting at 13-9. It includes four wins in their last six games despite some players being injured.

Fans have criticized the head coach a lot this year, especially in the early days of the season. However, the team has started to turn things around in time, positioning itself ahead of the playoffs. Many have credited White for Indiana’s recent success, as she motivates her players and draws the right plays.

She does not shy away from showing emotions before, during and after games, particularly following big wins. It fires up her squad and gives the players more confidence as the season progresses.

Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White calls out to her team.

Indiana Fever Fans react to Stephanie White’s hyped postgame reaction

White was pleased with the Fever’s 92-89 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday. A video of her hyped reaction in the locker room after the game continues to make its rounds on social media.

Fever Head Coach Stephanie White was HYPED after the Fever’s win vs the Mercury pic.twitter.com/0qi3oOjtE3

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Fans dropped their reactions to White’s behavior in the comments section. Some talked about her being fired up, while others stressed that Indiana won without Caitlin Clark.

“She’s SO HAPPY. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS GOOD WINNNNNNNNNN LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO amazing job everyone yall are incredible,” one user commented.

“couldn’t have this energy for a game winner lol,” a reaction read.

“So proud of them,” one fan wrote.

“She’s so thrilled that they won again without CC ,” posted another.

“A win without CC is a win for SW,” one comment read.

“that’s because her favored player put up some career points … while she continues to be overly protective of cc … it’s ok for kelsey to do her thing every game but not the same rules apply to caitlin …” another fan said.

Thursday’s game marked the second of a back-to-back set. The Fever chose to rest Clark due to a lingering back injury. Kelsey Mitchell led the team with a game-high 29 points and eight rebounds. She also converted a clutch layup with 10.1 seconds remaining.

Next up for White and Indiana is a matchup against the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday. They will then return home and prepare for a four-game homestand.