The Caitlin Clark hype is real.
The WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces have moved one of their upcoming games to a larger arena. That game happened to be against the Indiana Fever. For fever, 1st place nomination They are expected to take Iowa Hawkeyes superstar Caitlin Clark as a result of their selection in the 2024 WNBA Draft. Yes, it’s Caitlin Clark, who has led the women’s college basketball world to record TV ratings one after another. (Related: Hornets to meet with Lindsey Harding for head coaching vacancy: Report)
The hope is that Clark can bring out the same magic in the WNBA. Her league’s draft is scheduled for April 15th, and if Clark does indeed go No. 1 overall (and she will), her first game for Indiana University will be May 14th. The match will be against the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.
The Las Vegas game will take place on July 2nd. The Aces will play at Mandalay Bay’s Michelob Ultra Arena, which has a capacity of 12,000 fans, but will have 18,000 spectators for this contest. T-Mobile Arena.
The Las Vegas Aces will move their matchup against the Indiana Fever and No. 1 pick Caitlin Clark this season to T-Mobile Arena to accommodate 8,000 more seats.
The team is changing venues before she gets drafted… 🤯 pic.twitter.com/1CaLNOWKXq
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) April 9, 2024
This is truly incredible. Damn it, just look at the hype Caitlin Clark is causing just for women’s basketball as a whole.
I also agree with MrBeast…
We might see the WNBA Finals get more viewers than the NBA Finals in our lifetime 👀
— MrBeast (@MrBeast) April 9, 2024
Caitlin Clark is already doing it in women’s college basketball, so why not?
