Caitlin Clark reveals ‘sad’ reality of whirlwind start to WNBA career
I called a longtime friend the other day, a fellow sports fan, to catch up, and we spent the first 20 minutes talking about women’s professional basketball.
And, yes, there was a period of adjustment, but as the WNBA regular season ends and the playoffs begin, we can say the Clark doubters have been proved categorically wrong. Infamously, Geno Auriemma, the storied coach of the University of Connecticut women’s team, said back in June, “The delusional fanbase that follows her disrespected the WNBA players by saying she’s going to go in that league and tear it apart.
Caitlin Clark reacts in the second half of a game between the Indiana Fever and the Phoenix Mercury on Aug. 16, 2024.With Clark, the everyday is extraordinary. For the final game of the season against the Fever, the unremarkable Washington Mystics moved the event to the NBA arena and drew 20,711, the most for a game in WNBA history. The Indiana Fever averaged 17,000 attendees per home game and 15,000 on the road; both are more than any other team by a healthy margin.
It benefited from broadcasting seven games with more than a million viewers, all involving the Indiana Fever. Notably, viewership among men aged 25 to 54 increased 181%. Clark is a fierce competitor on the court and a modest voice off it, constantly expressing — and showing — deep gratitude for her rock-star-like following.
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