WNBA's Connecticut Sun home opener sells out thanks to Caitlin Clark

By Emily Selleck

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The Caitlin Clark hype is translating into big dollars for the WNBA . For the first time since 2003, the Connecticut Sun's home opener has sold out, the team announced Monday.

The Caitlin Clark hype is translating into big dollars for the WNBA . For the first time since 2003, the Connecticut Sun's home opener has sold out, the team 発表するd Monday.

All 8,910 seats at Mohegan Sun Arena are expected to be filled when the Suns take on the Indiana Fever Tuesday night. It will mark Clark's first regular season game since she was drafted number one overall in April.
All 8,910 seats at Mohegan Sun Arena are expected to be filled when the Suns take on the Indiana Fever Tuesday night. It will mark Clark's first regular season game since she was drafted number one overall in April.

All 8,910 seats at Mohegan Sun 円形競技場 are 推定する／予想するd to be filled when the Suns take on the Indiana Fever Tuesday night. It will 示す Clark's first 正規の／正選手 season game since she was 草案d number one 全体にわたる in April.

The last time the Suns' inaugural game sold out was the 2003 home opener against the Los Angeles Sparks.

The last time the Suns' 就任の game sold out was the 2003 home opener against the Los Angeles 誘発するs.

The WNBA saw an uptick in viewership, attendance, and engagement in 2023, all of which is expected to increase amid the arrival of major college basketball stars, including Clark, Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso in 2024.

The WNBA saw an uptick in viewership, 出席, and 約束／交戦 in 2023, all of which is 推定する／予想するd to 増加する まっただ中に the arrival of major college basketball 星／主役にするs, 含むing Clark, Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso in 2024.

It was even reported that some of the Fever's opponents have started moving their games to larger venues to accommodate ticket sales amid the curiosity surrounding the Iowa alum.

It was even 報告（する）／憶測d that some of the Fever's 対抗者s have started moving their games to larger 発生地s to 融通する ticket sales まっただ中に the curiosity surrounding the Iowa alum.

The 22-year-old, who recently inked a $28m deal with Nike, made her hotly-anticipated home debut in preseason last week.

The 22-year-old, who recently 署名／調印するd a $28m を取り引きする Nike, made her hotly-心配するd home debut in preseason last week.

'This is a preseason game on a Thursday night and there's 13,000 people here,' she told reporters in Indiana.

'I think that just shows you what it's going to be like for us all season. It's going to help us,' she added.

'I think that just shows you what it's going to be like for us all season. It's going to help us,' she 追加するd.

'For me, this is the best part of it. You've got to go out and compete every single night and if one night is not good for us, you have an opportunity to come back a couple days later and respond ? everybody's excited.'

'For me, this is the best part of it. You've got to go out and compete every 選び出す／独身 night and if one night is not good for us, you have an 適切な時期 to come 支援する a couple days later and 答える／応じる … everybody's excited.'

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