A tough competition has emerged between Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark and the Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese for Rookie of the Year, amid an exciting start to the WNBA season with record-breaking viewership. Reese and Clark both demonstrated their star power by being selected for the 12-woman WNBA All-Star team.
Star player Lexie Brown of the Los Angeles Sparks acknowledged that their accomplishments had raised awareness of the league.
While visiting Gil’s Arena recently, Brown gave the two young players high marks for their efforts to the league and the game.
When questioned about the two’s influence on the WNBA, the Sparks guard answered. The 29-year-old emphasized the disparity between the treatment of rookies in the WNBA’s early years and its current state.
Rookies now receive better treatment. stated Lexie Brown.
“Observing the rookies on the floor is my favorite aspect of this whole thing.” And as everyone has often questioned, why, when they make it to the pros, doesn’t the college fanbase follow them? Due to the fact that rookies were essentially benched for a great deal of time, their confidence was destroyed, and they were written off or sent to another team the following season because the organization felt they weren’t good enough or belonged elsewhere. I’m thus quite happy that the younger players will have an early opportunity.
“I mean, I had hardly played during my first season. She went on, “I wish I had the chance to play on the court my rookie year.
Attendance has increased to all-time highs since Reese and Clark entered the league. The two celebrities have broken multiple TV viewership records. 20,366 spectators attended the Las Vegas Aces’ game versus the Indiana Fever at the T-Mobile Arena, making it the highest WNBA crowd ever.
Indeed, it has been everything; in fact, it appears that other players are gaining from it. It’s not limited to this rookie class or simply them. stated Brown.
The WNBA All-Star voting also showed this rise in popularity. With 95,860 votes, A’ja Wilson had the most last year. With 700,735 votes, Caitlin Clark was the front-runner this year. Angel Reese, in fifth place, received 381,518 votes, more than double Wilson’s total from the year before.