"Miles Better Than Doris Burke": Fever Coach Stephanie White Earns Massive Fan Praise After Turning Heads at NBA Game

Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White earned massive praise from fans on social media after she featured in ESPN’s first-ever Thanksgiving Eve tripleheader on Wednesday. She provided commentary alongside Mark Jones and Alyssa Lang during the Detroit Pistons’ 117-114 road loss against the Boston Celtics.

Fans on X compared her to ESPN’s analyst Doris Burke.

“Stephanie White is miles better than Dorris Burke.”

Jon Snow ❄️

@j0nsn0we

Stephanie White is miles better than Dorris Burke

Other fans shared the same reaction on X.

Pain

@FasterPP

i'm not familiar with Stephanie white but i've enjoyed her commentary this game

Becca🪐

@becca481

She did a great job! Better than Doris. some of the men too!

Ray Cole

@raycoletv

Stephanie White was a star @PurdueWBB. She played in the @WNBA, and is the current head coach of the @IndianaFever. But today, Stephanie worked with @MarkJonesESPN on the call of the @DetroitPistons vs @celtics game … and did a very solid job. #Winner

More fans on X shared their views.

Ethan Fuller

@ethman43

Stephanie White has been really great as the color commentator in this game

Bri Marie D

@BriMarieD

I will say Stephanie White did a great job on this broadcast tonight.

Stephanie White’s stint in broadcasting began in 2002. She worked as a television color commentator and sideline reporter during Fever games. White sat out the 2002 season due to an injury.

White returned for a second stint with the Fever and led them to a 24-20 regular-season finish. They made a deep run into the playoffs before losing 3-2 to the Las Vegas Aces.

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Stephanie White speaks on WNBA CBA negotiations

Fever coach Stephanie White spoke about the deadlocked negotiations between the WNBA and its players for a new CBA. She emphasized the importance of a fair CBA for both players and the league.

“I don't have the same experience in the CBA as these players do,” White told IndyStar. “I was a part of the very first CBA agreement where we wanted insurance all year round, because we just had insurance during the season. Now, I think it's really important to have a fair and equitable agreement for both sides.”

Indiana suffered from player injuries last season. They had to make use of the hardship contract options, leading White to advocate for a roster expansion.

“I think it's really important, I think we all want to see roster sizes expand, as well, to make sure that we're not in situations where we're having … four or five hardship contracts or something throughout the course of the year,” White said. “And we're developing young talent in our league. There are a lot of players who deserve an opportunity to develop in the WNBA that aren't on teams.”

The players and league are yet to come to an agreement despite pushing the deadline from Oct. 31 to Nov. 30. The league’s recent offer of a max salary of $1.1 million hasn’t changed the minds of the players.