Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark help WNBA to stellar ratings
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The Chicago Sky stayed competitive with the Indiana Fever early in Saturday’s WNBA season opener, but after taking a 45–32 lead into halftime, the Fever never looked back at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Led by a stellar performance from star guard Caitlin Clark,
The WNBA returned in a barrage of headlines, history and high class entertainment. After Caitlin Clark’s flagrant foul on Angel Reese headlined Indiana Fever’s 93-58 rout of the
Social media lost their mind after a pcture of Angel Reese sporting a silver Dolce & Gabbana swimsuit was posted.
As posted by TogetherX on Monday, Reese's performance allowed her to become the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 450 points and 450 rebounds, needing only 35 games to do so. The 23-year-old entered Saturday's game needing just four rebounds to complete the 450-450 mark, having recorded 462 points and 446 rebounds in her rookie year.
The game between Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever and Angel Reese’s Chicago Sky drew an average of 2.7 million viewers, which made it the most watched WNBA game on ESPN platforms. Clark posted a triple-double while Reese had 12 points and 17 rebounds in the blowout loss for Chicago.
Kayla McBride. She has played a lot of basketball in the past calendar year -- a full WNBA season + deep playoff run, Unrivaled play, and overseas play. Her three-point shooting (40.7% on career-high 6.6 attempts last year) and defensive prowess will be needed if the Lynx hope to make another deep playoff run.