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Eyeballs all throughout the nation proceed to flock towards Caitlin Clark … Monday night time’s WNBA Draft — which the previous Iowa famous person headlined — was simply revealed to be the most-viewed within the historical past of the occasion!
ESPN introduced Tuesday 2.45 million folks tuned in to observe the Indiana Fever take Clark with the No. 1 total decide … smashing the earlier excessive of 601,000 watchers in 2004. The outlet added that at its peak, the draft’s broadcast drew in a complete of three.09 million folks.
In line with the community, the choice ceremony — which additionally featured stars like Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso — was the most well-liked program on Monday night time amongst folks underneath the age of 35 years previous.
In the meantime, the present that preceded the large occasion — WNBA Countdown — additionally acquired its most views ever, ESPN stated.
Indiana Fever gamers had the Caitlin jersey READY 😭
(through @IndianaFever)pic.twitter.com/3T5YWtGYua
— Yahoo Sports activities (@YahooSports) April 16, 2024
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It is, after all, not stunning information in any respect … contemplating the super reputation Clark amassed whereas starring for the Hawkeyes. Practically each recreation she performed in throughout this 12 months’s NCAA event broke data — and, reportedly, the Fever are already seeing large demand relating to her jersey gross sales and tickets to see her video games.
Clark will formally take the ground for her WNBA debut in lower than a month — Might 14, to be precise — and given the way in which every thing’s gone down the previous couple of months, it is protected to say lots of individuals can be locked in to their TVs for the sport.
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