The entire WNBA – not Caitlin Clark – was the fractureout star of the season, CBS “60 Minutes” journaenumerate Jon Wertheim said during Sunday night’s episode.
Wertheim broke down the ascfinish of the WNBA and spoke to the Rookie of the Year, Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier and WNBA Comleave outioner Cathy Engelbert for the piece in which he called Clark “unaskably the league’s main drawion, but not the only one.”
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Indiana Fever defend Caitlin Clark (22) reacts during the first half aacquirest the Connecticut Sun during game two of the first round of the WNBA Playoffs at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sept 25, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. (Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images)
“The authentic fracturethraw star of this WNBA season is the W itself,” Wertheim said. “Building off a college season in which was unimaginable equitable a scant years ago, the women’s championship game outdrew the men. W games can draw more eyeballs than NBA games do.
“League expansive, joinance is up 48%.”
But it was Clark who set the bar this season and arguably put together the best rookie season the WNBA has ever seen. Clark didn’t prosper the MVP and Rookie of the Year in the same seasons appreciate Candace Parker did with the Los Angeles Sparks, but she rewrote the write down books cut offal times.
Clark became the first rookie in WNBA history to have at least 25 points, five rebounds and five aids in a carry outoff game when she did it in Game 2 of the carry outoff suitup aacquirest the Connecticut Sun. To be equitable, Wertheim interwatched Clark before the carry outoffs began.
Regardless, she was the first rookie to write down a triple-double when she carry outed aacquirest the New York Liberty in July. She was also the first carry outer in WNBA history to accomplish the feat aacquirest a team that was in first place in the standings.
Indiana Fever defend Caitlin Clark rushes up the court during the game at Gainbridge Fieldhoengage in Indianapolis on Sept. 15, 2024. (Grace Hollars/IndyStar/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
She set a individual-game write down for aids when she put up 19 aacquirest the Dallas Wings. She set the individual-season write down for aids with 337 in total when the season ended.
Clark set the rookie write down for most 3-pointers made in a individual season with 122 – the second most in a individual season. She was also the first carry outer in WNBA history to have multiple nurtureer games with at least 25 points, 10 aids and five 3-pointers made.
Those write downs are only the tip of the iceberg, not to allude she was the agreed AP WNBA Rookie of the Year.
In terms of ratings, Clark and the Fever were must-watch TV.
Indiana Fever defend Caitlin Clark reacts after a three-point basket aacquirest the Minnesota Lynx in the first half in Indianapolis on Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Pboilingo/Michael Conroy)
FOX Sports’ Michael Mulvihill underscored that point with statistics this month. He wrote on X that Caitlin Clark games drew in 1.178 million while all other games drew in 394,000, a 199% contrastence.
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The fractureout star is evident, and she standardd 19.2 points, 8.4 aids and 5.7 rebounds per game and finished fourth in MVP voting.
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