Overview
- Former Indiana Fever player Brianna Turner posted on X on Wednesday that a male staff member was fired last season for sexual harassment and that players were encouraged not to speak about it.
- The Indiana Fever responded with a statement on Thursday saying protecting players and employees is its top priority and that it does not comment on personnel matters involving former employees.
- Turner made the comments after a July 21 ESPN interview with former teammate Sophie Cunningham about transgender athletes, and Turner used the posts to defend trans participation while raising the harassment allegation.
- Turner did not provide additional details about the alleged incidents and the Fever has not publicly confirmed any investigation or given specifics about what prompted the firing.
- The disclosure has refocused attention on team transparency, workplace protections in the WNBA, and how internal misconduct claims intersect with public debates and league policy on eligibility and locker-room access.