Viewership, attendance soar during 2024 season

Viewership, attendance soar during 2024 season

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, #22, drives to the basket against Atlanta Dream guard Destanni Henderson, #33, during a WNBA preseason game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, on May 9, 2024. Brian Spurlock | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images The Women’s National Basketball Association’s viewership and attendance boomed during the 2024 season, as the … Read more

WNBA to add expansion team in Portland, bringing league to 15 franchises

WNBA to add expansion team in Portland, bringing league to 15 franchises

WNBA expansion team coming to Portland in 2026. Source: WNBA The WNBA is adding its 15th team in Portland, the third new franchise as part of its most recent expansion, the league announced Wednesday. The Portland team, which was not named in a WNBA release, will begin play in 2026 and will be owned and … Read more

WNBA, media partners to reevaluate cost of rights after 2028 season

WNBA, media partners to reevaluate cost of rights after 2028 season

Connecticut Sun forward Brionna Jones (left) and Los Angeles Sparks forward Cameron Brink (22) fight for ball possession during a WNBA game between the Sparks and the Sun on June 18, 2024, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. Anthony Nesmith | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images The WNBA’s new media rights deal includes a … Read more

New women’s pro basketball league Unrivaled nets star investors

New women’s pro basketball league Unrivaled nets star investors

Napheesa Collier #24 of the Minnesota Lynx shoots a free throw during the game against the New York Liberty on May 25, 2024 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Jordan Johnson | National Basketball Association | Getty Images A new women’s basketball league has attracted a star-studded roster of investors from the media and sports … Read more

Caitlin Clark salary criticism a ‘false narrative’: WNBA commissioner

Caitlin Clark salary criticism a ‘false narrative’: WNBA commissioner

The excitement around Caitlin Clark being drafted first overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA Draft led 2.45 million viewers to tune in, eclipsing the league’s previous high for a draft by 307%, another indication of the impact that the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer in both men’s and women’s basketball will have on … Read more