The Indiana Fever have revoked the credential of longtime Indiana Pacers and Fever beat reporter Scott Agness, he shared on his own Fieldhouse Files website.According to Agness, the Fever notified him via email on May 21 that he would be barred from accessing team events because of a social media report they claim spread “inaccurate and unsubstantiated” information regarding Caitlin Clark’s health status for the season.Agness formerly worked for The Athletic before launching his substack in 2020. His Pacers credential was revoked in 2024. He claims the decision was made because he parked in the media lot without proper clearance.The Fever and Pacers both declined to comment to The Athletic.The report in question came on May 20, when Clark was ruled out 100 minutes before the Fever played the Portland Fire. According to Agness’ post on X, Clark’s unavailability was part of a strategic management plan for the season.
Fever guard Caitlin Clark will NOT play tonight vs Portland Fire. I’m told it’s part of a strategic management plan for the season.
Tonight is the Fever’s fourth game in eight days.
— Scott Agness (@ScottAgness) May 20, 2026“After the tweet while I was in the midst of working on my quick story, I got a text from PR that said, ‘Hey, where are you? Can we talk?’” Agness told The Athletic. “I met (Fever media relations) in the hallway and she shows me her phone and said, ‘What is this? This is false.’”
