Saturday’s recreation between the Caitlin Clark-led Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky drew a median of two.7 million viewers on ABC, making it probably the most watched WNBA regular-season contest in 25 years, per Sports activities Media Watch.
The sport, which peaked at 3.1 million viewers, drew the league’s second-largest common viewers for any occasion, behind solely final yr’s WNBA All-Star Recreation (3.44 million).
It was the most important regular-season viewers since Memorial Day 2000.
The Fever thrashed the rival Sky 93-58, with Clark recording a triple-double and selecting up her first flagrant foul as a professional. Clark fouled Angel Reese to forestall a transparent layup, and Reese was incensed and shouted at her for a number of moments after the whistle. Clark’s foul was upgraded to a flagrant 1 after assessment.
The WNBA is investigating allegations of hateful feedback or noises made towards the gamers throughout the incident. A video shared on social media confirmed a male fan — carrying a pink duplicate Clark jersey with matching shorts — sitting courtside and making high-pitched noises whereas Reese shot a free throw with 4:38 left within the third quarter.
On Sunday, the WNBA launched an announcement saying that it was “conscious of the allegations” and looking into the matter.