The Boom In WNBA Popularity
- The 2025 WNBA season tips off on May 16 with new teams, players, and coaching changes across multiple franchises.
- This season follows a record-breaking 2024 marked by surging viewership, star rookies, and increased league visibility on platforms like ION and ESPN.
- Indiana Fever made the most offseason moves by adding veterans DeWanna Bonner, Natasha Howard, Sophie Cunningham, and re-signing Kelsey Mitchell, positioning themselves as title contenders.
- WNBA players like Kelsey Mitchell and Napheesa Collier anchor strong teams, with Collier leading a top defense, while Paige Bueckers, a high-profile rookie, arrives amid high expectations.
- The expansion Golden State Valkyries enter the league with Natalie Nakase as their first head coach, continuing the growth and evolving rivalries in the WNBA.
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The $15,360 Cost of Being a WNBA Superfan
Welcome to Show the Receipts, a series where we ask interesting people to share exactly how much it costs to get shit done. No matter the task, we're tracking every last dollar from start to finish. Up next: a Met Gala manicure.Andrea Brown, a 36-year-old communications consultant in Houston, TX, has been a WNBA superfan for as long as she can remember. She grew up playing basketball, and she watched as the Houston Comets dominated the league. H…
An open letter to Caitlin Clark, whose association with ‘white’ isn’t right, but also isn’t going away
Dearest Caitlin:Welcome back to it. Season 2. Hope you’re ready. Seems like it. Your offseason regimen has you built and prepared for it. It would be nice if basketball was all you had to look forward to dealing with.But with you being the universally proclaimed “biggest draw in all of basketball” — the WNBA’s 48% jump in overall attendance can’t be denied — there’s unfortunately something beyond basketball to conquer. I’m sorry, confront and (w…
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