The Phoenix Suns were active during the first weekend of NBA free agency, adding Mason Plumlee while re-signing Royce O'Neale and Bol Bol.
are handling the glaring spotlight of expectations and living up to the moments with record-setting performances while uplifting a league.“Those two, especially Caitlin, are definitely a direct result for what’s going on” in the WNBA, the former Lakers great and now majority said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. “They’ve changed college basketball. The ratings don’t lie, the numbers don’t lie.
The Chicago Sky and Reese are second in road attendance averaging nearly 10,500 — 4,000 more than last season. Johnson’s Sparks, with rookies Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson, are just behind Chicago, also averaging over 10,000. “I think what we were able to do, the NBA was down, we were able to change it forever,” said Johnson, who's first NBA championship against Julius Erving and the Philadelphia 76ers was not broadcast live in 1980 but aired on a tape-delayed replay. “We also put the madness in March because that game is still the No. 1 watched game all-time — Indiana State vs Michigan State.”
Now, both Clark and Reese are WNBA road draws with a few of their games being moved to larger arenas to accommodate ticket demand. When the teams met in Chicago for the first time on June 23, it was highest average price for a WNBA ticket in the past decade with seats going for $351 according to the ticket marketplace Vivid Seats.Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are shown during a 1979 news conference for the NCAA college basketball championships. Clark, the by Indiana, is averaging 16.2 points, 6.
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