Veteran Indianapolis basketball reporter Scott Agness says his credentials have been revoked by the Fever after his recent coverage of Caitlin Clark’s injury status.
Agness launched his Fieldhouse Files website covering the Pacers and Fever on Substack in 2020. He was previously the Pacers beat reporter for The Athletic.
Agness announced Tuesday on his site that his Fever credentials were pulled after he reported that the Fever’s late scratch of Clark less than two hours before the team’s May 20 game against the Fire was “part of a strategic management plan” given it was the team’s fourth game in eight days, and that Clark was not hurt. He wrote the team later barred him for alleged “spread of inaccurate and unsubstantiated information.”
The Fever declined to comment to Front Office Sports. Spokespeople for the NBA, WNBA, and Excel, the agency that represents Clark, did not respond to requests for comment, nor did PBWA president Howard Beck.
“Fever PR asked about the tweet [about the strategic management plan], and said it needed to be retracted because it was false. I said that while I understood her position, I have a trusted source and stand by my reporting. And that I would update the story to share whatever [Fever coach Stephanie] White said during her pregame availability,” Agness told FOS, noting that he did update his story to reflect her remarks.
