It’s clear that the influx of new star talent into the WNBA from this year’s draft class is bringing quite a bit of attention to the league, and the latest showdown between rookie stars and former college rivals [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] and Caitlin Clark made some more history.
After record-breaking matchups in college, the two are continuing to set marks at the professional level as the matchup between the two in Sunday’s Chicago Sky-Indiana Fever game was the WNBA’s most-watched in 23 years, according to ESPN.
The audience averaged 2.3 million viewers across the game, with the broadcast on ESPN peaking at a total of 3.3 million.
Sunday's #WNBA matchup between the @IndianaFever & @chicagosky delivered the most-viewed WNBA game in 23 years đź‘Ź
🏀 2.3M avg. viewers
🏀 Audience peak 3.3M viewersDetails: https://t.co/ei4mEtEcbH pic.twitter.com/gBAYcWjrah
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) June 25, 2024
The college rivalry between the two players has continued with quite a bit of fanfare, and we should see plenty more matchups pitting the pair of Rookie of the Year candidates against each other.
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