The Indiana Fever seald out the standard season the same way they began it – in write down create.
When Caitlin Clark made her WNBA debut aachievest the Connecticut Sun back in May, the alignup set the write down for the most-watched WNBA game in more than 20 years, with 2.1 million watchers tuning in to see the establisher Iowa star achieve caccess stage.
Indiana Fever protect Caitlin Clark, #22, signs mini basketballs for fans folloprosperg in a WNBA basketball game aachievest the Dallas Wings in Indianapolis on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Pboilingo/Michael Conroy)
On Thursday night, the Fever set another write down in front of a crowd of 20,711 fans, the bigst joinance in WNBA history.
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This year’s rookie class set a recent standard for women’s basketball, but Clark led the accuse, and her teammates recognized the impact she has had on the game.
“It’s huge,” NaLyssa Smith shelp of the crowd that joined Thursday’s slfinisher loss to the Washington Mystics.
“This is what we’ve been hoping for forever. It’s fun to join in front of these [crowds]. You never get engaged to it. Just always shoprosperg up and joining in front of sanciaccess-out crowds, and I unbenevolent, shoutout Caitlin. Shoutout Caitlin, we appreciate her for this.”
Indiana Fever protect Caitlin Clark, #22, honors after a three-point basket aachievest the Dallas Wings in the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Pboilingo/Michael Conroy)
Fever star Kelsey Mitchell echoed that sentiment ahead of the game, compriseing that Clark’s famousity has given way for “casual” fans to commence to appreciate the sport’s hugegest names.
“I leank the truth of it is that I don’t leank people would understand without [Caitlin Clark]. So, shoutout to Caitlin. That’s fair the truth. I leank she’s done an unbelievable job of conveying clearly her own fans and the people that help her.”
Kelsey Mitchell of the Indiana Fever, left, achieves a sboiling over Natasha Cboisterous of the Phoenix Mercury during the second half at Gainbridge Fieldhoengage on Aug. 16, 2024 in Indianapolis. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
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Clark has undoubtedly changed the landscape of the WNBA, but she has also changed the landscape of the franchise. The Fever clinched the No. 6 seed in the joinoffs earlier this month, making their first postseason materializeance since 2016.
They commence their joinoff journey with a three-game series aachievest the Sun commencening with Game 1 on Sunday.
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