Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, center, walks off the court after an exhibition women’s basketball game against Brazil, Sunday, May 4, 2025, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark reacts to fans after making a three-point basket during the second half of an exhibition women’s basketball game against Brazil, Sunday, May 4, 2025, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Caitlin Clark’s return to Iowa for Fever preseason game draws average ESPN viewership of 1.3 million
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Caitlin Clark’s return to Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the WNBA preseason game between the Indiana Fever and Brazilian national team averaged 1.3 million viewers on ESPN, the network announced Tuesday.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, center, walks off the court after an exhibition women’s basketball game against Brazil, Sunday, May 4, 2025, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Caitlin Clark’s return to Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the WNBA preseason game between the Indiana Fever and Brazilian national team averaged 1.3 million viewers on ESPN, the network announced Tuesday.
The average viewership for Sunday’s game was 13% higher than ESPN’s 2024 regular-season average for the WNBA.
The Fever-Brazil television audience peaked at 1.6 million, and the game drew a sellout crowd of 15,000 at Carver-Hawkeye, where the average paid ticket price on the resale market was $440.
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Clark, , scored 16 points in Indiana’s 108-44 win. It was the second time back at Carver-Hawkeye since she left the Hawkeyes; her in a ceremony after Iowa’s 76-69 win over Southern California on Feb. 2.
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