{"id":513807,"date":"2026-01-13T19:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/513807\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T19:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:52:15","slug":"fever-legend-tamika-catchings-reunites-with-pacers-sports-entertainment-in-new-role-as-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/513807\/","title":{"rendered":"Fever legend Tamika Catchings reunites with Pacers Sports &#038; Entertainment in new role as ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Catchings is a four-time Olympic gold medalist and a five-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year \u2014 making her one of the most decorated players ever.  <\/p>\n<p>INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 Indiana Fever legend Tamika Catchings has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wthr.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reunited with Pacers Sports &amp; Entertainment<\/a> in a new role as an ambassador.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Catchings will work with the Fever, Indiana Pacers and Noblesville Boom in the role.<\/p>\n<p>In this role, officials said she will &#8220;elevate sponsorship and business initiatives, energize internal and external events and serve as a representative of the organization\u2019s vision and growth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Catchings is a four-time Olympic gold medalist and a five-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year \u2014 making her one of the most decorated players ever. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Catchings played 16 seasons with the Fever and was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo__placeholder\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a6da4f31-9df1-423c-ad8a-3fbe0b92821c_16x9.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo__main\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a6da4f31-9df1-423c-ad8a-3fbe0b92821c_1140x641.jpg\"  alt=\"\" style=\"opacity:0\" onload=\"this.style.opacity=1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Aside from basketball, Catchings has a foundation called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catchthestars.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catch the Stars\u00a0<\/a>that she established over 20 years ago. It empowers youth within fitness, literacy and character development programs. She also operates the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teasmeindy.com\/?srsltid=AfmBOopcMTYEw1ccMZ5ORRMHv7Q_DMF5xP24LsV_BO2CR8rtDaaZqRIh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tea&#8217;s Me Cafe<\/a> on the north side of Indy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"548\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Excited about rejoining <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PacersSportsEnt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PacersSportsEnt<\/a> as an ambassador!! \ud83c\udf86\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffd\ud83e\udd70 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LetTheFunContinue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#LetTheFunContinue<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Blessed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Blessed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dZ6BVd4zBz\">https:\/\/t.co\/dZ6BVd4zBz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tamika Catchings (@Catchin24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Catchin24\/status\/2011102612402421959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIndiana has been my home since I was drafted by the Indiana Fever, and Pacers Sports &amp; Entertainment played such an important role in my life and my journey,\u201d Catchings said. \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to step into this new ambassador role and continue serving the communities, families and fans that make this place so special. I can\u2019t wait to work alongside the Fever, the Pacers and my PS&amp;E family to help strengthen the impact we can make together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo__placeholder\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/f7be2673-3254-4537-9a4f-8ccefd56e08c_16x9.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo__main\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/f7be2673-3254-4537-9a4f-8ccefd56e08c_1140x641.jpg\"  alt=\"\" style=\"opacity:0\" onload=\"this.style.opacity=1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTamika Catchings is synonymous with basketball excellence, leadership and community commitment in Indiana,\u201d PS&amp;E President and CEO Mel Raines said. \u201cHer legacy as a champion\u00a0along with her deep connection to our fans and her passion for uplifting others align perfectly with our mission. We are honored to welcome her back in an official capacity and excited for the impact she will make across our organization and community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Catchings is a four-time Olympic gold medalist and a five-time WNBA Defensive Player of the Year \u2014 making&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":513808,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[62,67,132,68,232],"class_list":{"0":"post-513807","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-united-states","10":"tag-unitedstates","11":"tag-us","12":"tag-wnba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115889540047747785","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=513807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/513808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=513807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=513807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=513807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}