The annual StubHub WNBA preview is out and here are the main points from it:
Demand for the WNBA continues to rise: Sales are nearly double last season at this time, a growth trend the company has tracked over the years. Sales are 41x higher compared to the start of the 2018 season, 15x higher 2019 and 5x above 2022.
The Caitlin Clark Effect: The Indiana Fever sales are up more than 13x compared to last season. They are set to play in nine of the 10 best-selling games this season.
Super teams sell: The Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty are the top two in-demand teams after playing in the best-selling WNBA Finals in StubHub history.
But what does that tell us about the WNBA and women’s basketball in general?
People are listening
For years, WNBA players have been telling people that instead of criticizing women’s ball from their couches, they should actually go to games and see them play. Just recently, during Minnesota Lynx media availability day, Kayla McBride said:
Just get to a game and see us live in person. Because when you’re watching on TV, scrolling, it’s not the same…
