Fever’s new coach Carlos Knox gets first win after promotion

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Published May 31, 2022 12:05 PM

By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer

The Indiana Fever were able to end a five-game losing streak in their first game under new coach Carlos Knox. Indiana fired Marianne Stanley and promoted Knox, who was her assistant. The Fever made the change after getting off to another disappointing start to the season. The team responded with a 101-96 victory over Los Angeles on Friday night. Indiana has just three wins on the season and is clearly in the middle of a rebuild with a solid young nucleus led by this year’s first round draft picks of NaLyssa Smith, Emily Engstler, Queen Egbo and Lexie Hull, The Fever moved up to ninth in the AP WNBA power poll, which is once again led by Las Vegas

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