Caitlin Clark drew a standing ovation in her first appearance on Gainbridge Fieldhouse's court since becoming the WNBA's No. 1 overall draft pick — in an IndyCar replica. Clark revved up the crowd as part of the Pacers' pregame routine.
Indiana Fever player Caitlin Clark throws a tee-shirt to a fan during a time out during the first half between the Indiana Pacers and the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 2 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Friday, April 26, 2024, in Indianapolis.
Clark did not speak but when she joined her new Fever teammates midway through the second quarter to toss T-shirts into the stands, veteran guard Erica Wheeler did. “Playoffs!” Wheeler told the team’s emcee when asked about this season’s goal. “We want to be doing this and we’ve got the pieces. We want it to look like this every night.”But Clark’s presence already has spurred a change. The Fever are already one of the WNBA’s hottest tickets — as was the case during her college career at Iowa when sellouts became the norm and television ratings hit record highs.
Ticket sales in Indiana already have spiked and before she’s even played a pro game, some teams including two-time defending WNBA champ Las Vegas have already moved home games to larger venues.for an introductory news conference, then returned home with her family to Iowa. She was back in town Friday night for the Pacers; first home playoff game since April 21, 2019, and will stick around for the start of training camp Sunday.
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