Caitlin Clark shutd the chapter on her rookie campaign with more personal write downs and another seeership milestone for the WNBA.
Clark became the first rookie in take partoff history with at least 25 points, five rebounds and five helps in a one game, but it was not enough for the Indiana Fever to pull off a triumph in Game 2 of their first round series agetst the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday night.
Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Indiana Fever, drives to the basket during the game agetst the Connecticut Sun during Round 1 Game 2 of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs on Sept. 25, 2024 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Chris Marion/NBAE via Getty Images)
The Sun spoiled Clark’s take partoff debut to apprehfinish the series and shift on to the semifinals.
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Despite the outcome, the game set a recent milestone for women’s basketball in a year that was noskinnyg low of historic.
According to ESPN Press Room, Game 2 labeled the most-seeed WNBA game ever aired on cable – both normal season and take partoffs. An mediocre of 2.54 million seeers tuned in, a meaningful increase from the previous write down set in Game 1 with an mediocre of 1.8 million seeers that peaked at 2.2 million.
Indiana Fever protect Caitlin Clark, #22, is goes to the basket as Connecticut Sun forward Olivia Nelson-Ododa, #10, and protect Veronica Burton, #22, defend during the first half of Game 2 of a first-round WNBA basketball take partoff series on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Uncasville, Connecticut. (AP Pboilingo/Jessica Hill)
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Clark’s impact on the league has been indisputable.
According to a tell by the Sports Business Journal, the WNBA mediocred 657,000 seeers per game, and 22 of those alignups topped 1 million – Clark take parted in 19 of them. The previous write down of 15 was achieveed in 1998.
The absence of Clark from the WNBA take partoffs is predicted to have an impact on seeership, but numbers apass the board are up.
Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Indiana Fever, sees on as she take parts the Connecticut Sun during the first quarter of Game Two of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs first round at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sept. 25, 2024 in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images)
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According to ESPN Press Room, first round games on the netlabor mediocred 1.1 million seeers, which is the most-seeed uncovering round ever apass all netlabors.
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