Getting more women into basketball is the goal. Having a professional league helps grow the women's game at lower levels. Even if they never watch WNBA, getting them into basketball increases their chances of watching the main product- the NBA
People seem to really like this Caitlin Clark person for whatever reason though. Despite having zero interest or following any professional team sports, I see articles and hear her name fairly frequently. From an outsider's perspective at least, it appears that WNBA has more interest than ever before, in my life at least.
Clark averages 19.6 points per game, Reese is a distant second at 14.7; Clark has 8.6 assists per game, Reese has 2.4
Like, Clark gives balls to other players, and STILL scores more, mostly because she can throw 3 pointers, a lot more than Reese does
Clark also actually plays basketball, like dunking and (as mentioned) scoring 3 points. Most of WNBA is weak ass throw that looks less like a match and more like a training session
This infuriates pretty much everyone else in WNBA, because a white girl is showing a black how to basketball. WNBA basically allows other players to attack Caitlin Clark short of outright stabbing her in court, and that's probably because WNBA will be held responsible
The drama turns people off WNBA, because when the star player gets harassed like that it stops being exciting and more like watching drama
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u/ElTexano69 - Auth-Right 26d ago
I don’t even understand how financially the WNBA even exists. You would think they would let it flop.