The Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky have shaped a enjoyable rivalry within the early portion of the 2024 WNBA season as rookie phenoms Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese launch their skilled careers.
Indiana and Chicago are slated to match up for a 3rd time this season Sunday at Wintrust Area—the Sky’s house court docket which holds simply over 10,000 followers. However Fever star Clark would like to see the matchup in the future performed on the a lot bigger United Heart, the world the place the Chicago Bulls play that has a capability of practically 21,000 followers.
“I am stunned we’re not enjoying on the United Heart,” Clark instructed reporters Friday night time following the Fever’s 91–79 win over the Atlanta Dream. “I assumed that will’ve been actually good for the sport and actually good for all the ladies’s basketball followers in Chicago. Possibly there is a battle of some type that I do not find out about—clearly that is a little bit above my pay grade.”
The Fever and Sky first clashed June 1 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the place 17,274 followers watched Indiana win 71–70 in a nail-biter. Indiana beat the Sky once more June 16 by a rating of 91–83, as soon as once more in entrance of a sellout crowd of 17,274 in Indianapolis.
However now because the season collection heads to Chicago for the primary time, solely 10,000 or so followers will have the ability to watch the sport at Wintrust Area. Tickets for the sport are reaching record-high costs,averaging $358 per ticket on Vivid Seats as of Friday to absorb the budding rivalry.
Or is it a rivalry?
“I am fairly certain the one folks that view this as a rivalry is all of you [media],” Clark stated. “For us, it is only a recreation of basketball. That is what it’s. If it will assist the sport transfer ahead, that is wonderful, That is what it needs to be.
After Sunday’s battle, Indiana and Chicago will conflict one ultimate time through the common season on Aug. 30. That recreation is presently scheduled to tip off at Wintrust Area—until the WNBA hears Clark’s suggestion and strikes it to United Heart.