In elementary school, she wrote down one of her future goals: to make the WNBA. On Monday night, that aspiration became a reality.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Eight days after completing one of the greatest collegiate basketball careers ever recorded, was selected with the No. 1 pick in Monday’s WNBA Draft by the . Clark is poised to not only help the Fever return to the postseason for the first time since 2016, but also use her star power to jolt the at a critical juncture in its history. Advertisement “I think more than anything I’m just really excited,” Clark told NBC News this past weekend.
Even Monday’s draft at the Brooklyn Academy of Music was expected to break the event’s ratings record. Anticipation for Clark’s arrival to the WNBA elevated interest in Indiana. Thirty-six Fever games — 90 percent of its schedule — will , one more than the two-time defending champion . According to ticket marketplace Vivid Seats, as of Wednesday, the average price for Indiana tickets increased 190 percent since last season.
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