Caitlin Clark and Fever frenzy hit the WNBA, boosting ticket prices and jersey sales

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Demand is skyrocketing to see Caitlin Clark play with the Indiana Fever. Ahead of her WNBA debut, ticket sales are soaring and some teams are relocating their games to larger venues.

Caitlin Clark, pictured autographing sneakers before the WNBA draft last Monday, is helping drive demand for the league's ticket sales and TV coverage."When Caitlin Clark declared for the WNBA draft, we instantly saw the Indiana Fever's average ticket price double," Laura Correnti, founder and CEO of Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment,

And in Chicago — where the Sky picked up some high draft picks including Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso — fans arethe team to relocate their June and August games against the Fever from the Wintrust Arena to the larger United Center. The Indiana Fever accounts for all of the WNBA's top 10 most expensive regular season games this year, according to data from the ticket site Gametime

 

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