Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark is inspiring future generations of women's basketball.
The easiest aspect of this to prove is the massive rise in attendance, ticket prices, viewership, merchandise sales, and just about every other quantifiable statistic that shows the gigantic growth the WNBA experienced during the 2024 season.
While it might be harder to turn the excited pleas young fans make for Clark to autograph whatever merchandise they're holding and their happy tears when she does so into a statistic, a report from thethat was released on Tuesday does show the Fever superstar's rise appears to coincide with an increase in young women playing sports.
"During Hamm’s explosion on the Olympic and World Cup scene, women’s sports lacked successful pro leagues and media exposure for younger girls to dream of playing too. Today, the NWSL and WNBA receive greater attention, and hockey, rugby, wrestling and flag football are examples of sports that girls now regularly play.
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