By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — The Caitlin Clark era in the WNBA kicked off in a big way Tuesday night. The season opener between the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun drew an average of 2.1 million viewers on ESPN2, ESPN+ and Disney+, making it the most watched WNBA game in more than two decades.
By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — The Caitlin Clark era in the WNBA kicked off in a big way Tuesday night. The season opener between the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun drew an average of 2.1 million viewers on ESPN2, ESPN+ and Disney+, making it the most watched WNBA game in more than two decades.
The game, which will see Clark's Indiana Fever face off against the Connecticut Sun, is set for May 14, and will be the first (non-animated) live sports event on Disney+.
That's what Caitlin Clark fans are used to seeing. The rookie hits a
Playing in front of a packed and loud crowd was nothing new for , who made her debut in a 92-71 loss to the at Mohegan Sun Arena on Tuesday. The competition, however, was another story. Clark re-entered the game in the fourth quarter, with her trailing by double digits. If the first three periods hadn’t been trying enough, a new challenge awaited Clark: five-time WNBA All-Defensive selection was about to pick her up on the perimeter. Advertisement Clark attempted to create some space from...
Closer to the center court logo than the three-point line, Caitlin Clark
If you’re drinking the Caitlin Clark Kool-Aid after the (well-watched!) women’s NCAA March Madness basketball tournament, you’ll want to tune in for her regular-season debut with the Indiana Fever on Tuesday, May 14. But what if you’re a cord-cutter? No need to worry! Here’s everything you need to know for how to watch Caitlin Clark’s […]
When the WNBA announced on May 9 that all teams would have flights chartered this season, it felt like the end of a problem that existed for far too long. But what was missed by some in that announcement is that the charters for every game would not start until May 21. That, unfortunately, left some wiggle room for controversy in the final days of the old policy, because with the season starting on May 14, only the Indiana Fever and Minnesota Lynx were going to receive charter flights to open...
Caitlin Clark is not having the success that she, the Indiana Fever, the WNBA or their fans had hoped through the first three games of her professional career. It has been frustrating. However, the No. 1 overall pick’s stats are being soured by her teammates. Clark joined a team that went 13-27 last season. Indiana […]
The Connecticut Sun defeated the Indiana Fever by double digits on Tuesday night to spoil Caitlin Clark’s WNBA debut before a historic sell-out crowd on the league’s season opening night. Clark, guarded heavily by the Sun’s DiJonai Carrington, went scoreless in the first quarter and was 2 of 7 from the field, including 1 of 4 from deep, with no rebounds, one assist, and five turnovers in the first half to help the Sun to maintain their double-digit lead. Fever head coach Christie Sides called...
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The Caitlin Clark effect is in full swing. The former Iowa star made her debut in Indiana on Thursday night in the Fever’s final preseason game against the Atlanta Dream, and fans flocked to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to watch the WNBA rookie in action. The crowd attendance set a record for the franchise, which averaged