Caitlin Clark

[UncleChris]

Felt bad for Clark and Mitchell yesterday against Connecticut..... Neither was able to hit a bull in the butt with a bass fiddle. Those games happen, but it's awful that it happened in their first playoff game since 2016. The Fever is a much better team than they showed yesterday and hopefully they get back on track on Wednesday.

All top 4 teams won yesterday. Interesting.

 

[Ronin]

Caitlin Clark Effect: WNBA Finals Ticket Prices To Rise By 1250%

The Caitlin Clark effect has continued into the WNBA Playoffs. Ticket prices are set to jump by 1250% if Clark reaches the WNBA Finals.

www.sportscasting.com

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[Brian in Mesa]

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[Brian in Mesa]

Caitlin Clark Was One Vote Shy of Being Unanimous WNBA Rookie of the Year​

Caitlin Clark Was One Vote Shy of Being Unanimous WNBA Rookie of the Year

Clark received 66 of 67 Rookie of the Year votes.

www.si.com

Of course, someone had to be THAT person and NOT vote for Clark. And, of course, they voted instead for Angel Reese. SMH.

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Some cool news... my cousin, Amber, was just hired as the GM of the Fever

 

[Shane]

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[oaken1]

gotta be honest. before clark showed up I kinda assumed the wnba had folded years ago.

 

[jf-08]

gotta be honest. before clark showed up I kinda assumed the wnba had folded years ago.

What's interesting is that I'm sure you've heard some of the players complain that they don't make enough as NBA players. The NBA subsidizes the WNBA. But women would rather watch Housewives of Drama than the WNBA. They would rather buy a Prada purse and a $9 Starbucks rather than spend money donning WNBA gear.

 

[Ronin]

Evan Sidery
@esidery


According to @indystar, Caitlin Clark singlehandedly generated 26.5% of the WNBA’s entire revenue last season (https://indystar.com/story/sports/basketball/wnba/fever/2024/12/03/caitlin-clarks-salary-whats-cairlin-clark-worth-indiana-fever/75044499007/).Clark also brought in over $36 million in economic impact to the city of Indianapolis.Clark only made $76.5k on her rookie-scale contract.

 

[Ronin]

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[Brian in Mesa]

Texas man arrested, charged with stalking Fever's Caitlin Clark

Alleged Clark stalker arrested, due in court Tue.

A Texas man was arrested on a felony stalking charge in Indianapolis after allegedly sending threats and sexually violent messages to WNBA star Caitlin Clark via X.

www.espn.com

A 55-year-old Texas man was arrested on a felony stalking charge in Indianapolis on Sunday after he allegedly repeatedly sent threats and sexually violent messages to Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark via social media, according to court documents.

Police records show that Michael Lewis, of Denton, Texas, was charged with a Level 5 felony after he was arrested at a hotel in Indianapolis. He is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. ET.

Lewis could face up to six years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Denton man charged with stalking WNBA star Caitlin Clark

Police say he traveled to Indianapolis from North Texas and sent an overwhelming amount of explicit online messages directed to Caitlin Clark, including claims he was driving around her home.

www.fox4news.com

Lewis told officers that he was from Texas and claimed to be in Indianapolis on vacation.

When asked about why he had made so many posts about Clark, Lewis said he had an "imaginary relationship" with the WNBA star.

Police talked to Clark on Saturday, who said that she had altered her public appearances and patterns of movement because she feared for her safety after learning Lewis was in Indianapolis, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

Clark also said she didn't know Lewis and that she had never responded to any of his messages.

Police told Lewis to stop. However, just hours after being confronted by police, he resumed posting and tagging Clark.

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[Ronin]

Shams Charania

@ShamsCharania
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Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark will not participate in NBA All-Star special 3-point shootout in San Francisco and “wants her first three-point contest to be at WNBA All-Star in Indianapolis this summer,” her representatives at Excel Sports said today.

 

[Dback Jon]

Shams Charania
@ShamsCharania
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Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark will not participate in NBA All-Star special 3-point shootout in San Francisco and “wants her first three-point contest to be at WNBA All-Star in Indianapolis this summer,” her representatives at Excel Sports said today.

Good for her. Keeps the focus on WNBA

 

[Mainstreet]

Good for her. Keeps the focus on WNBA

I think promoting the WNBA would be good at the NBA All-Star events as well.

I'm not sure why it has to be either or.

 

[Dback Jon]

I think promoting the WNBA would be good at the NBA All-Star events as well.

I'm not sure why it has to be either or.

Maybe afraid it would be treated as a circus spectacle?

 

[Mainstreet]

Maybe afraid it would be treated as a circus spectacle?

I understand the NBA 3-pont line is further away than the WNBA 3-point line, so this might be a factor.

Still, it would be great to see her compete at the NBA All-Star event.

WNBA 3-Point Line vs NBA: Understanding the Differences in Distance, and Court Setup

In this BLOG post, we'll look deeper into the details of the WNBA 3-point line vs NBA, including the distances, the historical context, and how these

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[Yuma]

What's interesting is that I'm sure you've heard some of the players complain that they don't make enough as NBA players. The NBA subsidizes the WNBA. But women would rather watch Housewives of Drama than the WNBA. They would rather buy a Prada purse and a $9 Starbucks rather than spend money donning WNBA gear.

It's a great experience to go to games here. Can't say I have ever seen fans walk the court DURING a game time out before. I love the atmosphere. Reminded me of going to Rattler games back in the Hunkie Cooper days.

 

[jf-08]

It's a great experience to go to games here. Can't say I have ever seen fans walk the court DURING a game time out before. I love the atmosphere. Reminded me of going to Rattler games back in the Hunkie Cooper days.

That's cool. I have nothing against the WNBA and I hope that it does really well. But to put the onus on men to support it is hypocritical. And to compare the two for salaries is just ridiculous.

Women don't want to support it so women shouldn't complain that it isn't being supported by men.

 

[Yuma]

That's cool. I have nothing against the WNBA and I hope that it does really well. But to put the onus on men to support it is hypocritical. And to compare the two for salaries is just ridiculous.

Women don't want to support it so women shouldn't complain that it isn't being supported by men.

IDK, in my household, I am the one who watches the Mercury games. Most women from my generation aren't into sports that much as a whole. Of course someone will point out exceptions in their family. My Daughter in law is the biggest Niner fan ever. But all the women in my family? Nope. I think it's more cultural in the USA that women cede sports as a man thing. A lot of foreign women I have met are more likely to go to women's sports in their countries. I just think it's a cultural thing here. About the only team I see being even supported similar, and it isn't even even yet, is the Women's National Soccer Team. That's probably the familiarity with soccer moms to the sport.

It shouldn't be all about women only supporting the sport. Men I know won't even give it a shot. I took my boys to a Mercury game and they said they would go again., Would they have gone on their own? They both say no.

Finally, we have a LOT of sports in the USA. Professional, College, etc. There will be winners and losers just because we have SO much to watch. Maybe the WNBA should be in underserved markets. Here in Phoenix, there's so many sports to watch, they have to compete against the sheer volume alone.