In just five home games, the Indiana Fever have surpassed last season’s attendance total. Asked before of the season about whether he has seen a similar increase in ticket sales during such a short period of time, StubHub spokesperson Adam Budelli said:
Absolutely. When a star player gets traded or signs somewhere else or even just on the road, for example when the Lakers are on the road and people want to see LeBron James, we see a significantly higher average tickets sold. That would be one way to look at it. Or when Kevin Durant was traded to the Suns, you saw a massive increase in ticket sales and excitement in the community to have a generational player like him. Still, what we’ve seen so far with Caitlin Clark has been very unique.
The achievement makes it even more disappointing that the Fever aren’t playing up to par. Especially on the defensive end. Indiana is allowing the most points per game (90.5) and are last in defensive rating (114.3). Both would be forgivable if their offense could compensate. However, they…
