Fever reveal plans for $78 million training center after Caitlin Clark's historic season

The Caitlin Clark effect has paid disconnected successful a large mode for the Indiana Fever and women’s basketball. 

Pacers Sports & Entertainment unveiled its $78 cardinal program to physique a "world-class" show halfway successful downtown Indianapolis exclusively for its WNBA team, which is expected to unfastened earlier the commencement of the 2027 season. 

"We are excited to spouse with Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett to place the cleanable determination for the Indiana Fever Sports Performance Center," PS&E Owner Herb Simon said successful a statement. "The metropolis of Indianapolis continues to beryllium a tremendous spouse arsenic we elevate our team, players and community."

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The 108,000-square-foot signifier halfway volition beryllium connected to the Gainbridge Fieldhouse, wherever some the Fever and the Indiana Pacers play, and operation is expected to statesman successful August 2025. 

According to a property merchandise from the team, the plan of the halfway volition beryllium geared toward "the circumstantial needs of pistillate athletes competing astatine the highest level, including show and conditioning, betterment and rehabilitation, intelligence wellness and wellness and manner support."

"This elite grooming halfway is simply a reflection of our organization’s ongoing committedness to ensuring that our players person the highest level of resources to beryllium successful," Indiana Fever president of hoops and concern operations Kelly Krauskopf said successful a connection provided by the team. 

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"As we look to the future, the absorption of creating a first-class subordinate acquisition designed exclusively for women athletes volition acceptable america apart."

The caller halfway volition person 2 regularisation courts, a full-service room and areas dedicated to yoga and Pilates. In addition, the squad said different features incorporated into the plan see "a hairsbreadth and nail salon, kid attraction abstraction and podcast and contented accumulation workplace to enactment subordinate lifestyles." 

The Fever person their ain standalone grooming halfway astatine the Gainbridge Fieldhouse, which was past renovated successful 2020. 

Clark’s historical rookie play generated grounds numbers for the WNBA, some successful viewership and attendance. For the archetypal clip successful league history, the league announced full-time charter flights for each its teams successful May, which were projected to outgo astir $25 cardinal per twelvemonth for the adjacent 2 seasons.

Las Vegas, Seattle and Phoenix person each opened caller grooming centers successful the past fewer years, and Chicago has 1 nether construction.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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