This past weekend, the WNBA kicked off its season. Saturday’s marquee matchup was between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky—essentially, a match between Fever’s Caitlin Clark and Sky’s Angel Reese. These two have been rivals since they played each other during their college careers. The WNBA is obviously pushing this matchup as a rivalry in hopes of raising viewership numbers and gaining popularity for the sport. It does look like over three million people watched the game—a record for a WNBA game on ESPN platforms. This is good news to start the season, but is the WNBA correct on what is attracting the viewers?
Many in the sports media are not convinced. While there are several aspects to this rivalry, the most important being Angel Reese’s disdain for Caitlin Clark—some are pointing out from a sheer basketball standpoint, they’re…
