INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark is having a significant impact on the WNBA even before her arrival.
Clark, the transcendent Iowa star and presumptive first overall pick in Monday’s WNBA draft, is driving an uptick in interest and ticket prices to see the Indiana Fever, which holds the No. 1 overall selection.
The Fever, second-to-last in WNBA home attendance last season (averaging 4,067 fans), would only confirm a “spike” in ticket interest, declining to comment on specifics. But the team is responding to the surge of interest by taking the unprecedented step of pre-selling single-game tickets to two games per day over a 15-day stretch heading into Monday.
The presale tickets have been selling…