GREAT CALL: Caitlin Clark Is Named Time Mag’s Athlete of the Year

TIME Magazine names women’s basketball phenom Caitlin Clark Athete of the Year in 2024.

Good call.

The Caitlin Clark Effect:

20,366 fans turned out in July to watch Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever take on the Las Vegas Aces at the T-Mobile arena.

This was the largest crowd to see a WNBA game in 25 years. This was also the most-attended sporting event at the T-Mobile arena in its history.

Caitlin Clark continues to make history.
The WNBA rookie star is already breaking records and filling stadiums to capacity at every game.

in May, WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark signed a a multiyear partnership with Wilson that will include a signature basketball collection. The only other athlete in history who had a signature collection with Wilson was NBA great Michael Jordan – decades ago.

On Monday, Wilson Sporting Goods teased the release of their special edition Caitlin Clark basketballs.
Wilson wrote on X: “We know what you’re thinking: “What’s in the box?”

Check out this ad
– Brilliant!

We know you’re thinking: “What’s in that box?”

Check back 8/20 to find out! #WilsonBasketball #BondedByBall
– –@CaitlinClark22@WNBA@IndianaFever pic.twitter.com/0M3bASqjje

— Wilson Basketball (@WilsonBasktball) August 19, 2024

But what happened next was truly amazing.

Caitlin Clark fans began sharing the announcement on social media.

And within hours the Wilson Caitlin Clark basketballs sold out — BEFORE Wilson posted their official announcement!

Clark sold out the Wilson basketballs in under 30 minutes!

It’s release was teased yesterday but Clark fans found the listing and it sold out before Wilson could post their official announcement pic.twitter.com/0zi4zwVKqC

— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) August 20, 2024

That’s not all – The Wilson Caitlin Clark Repetition basketball collection sold out in 11 hours last month in July!

It’s good times for Wilson Sporting Goods!

This should come as no surprise. Caitlin Clark is currently the 4th most popular active athlete according to ESPN – Man or Woman!
That’s unheard of for women’s sports!

Caitlin Clark has now become ESPN’s fourth most favorited active athlete

The only athletes ahead of her:
LeBron James
Tiger Woods
Stephen Curry#WNBA pic.twitter.com/95uwrYJRTW

— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) June 21, 2024

It makes you wonder why the WNBA continues to snub this legend?

Clark is the fourth most popular sports figure in America today.

Caitlin Clark has now become ESPN’s fourth most favorited active athlete

The only athletes ahead of her:
LeBron James
Tiger Woods
Stephen Curry#WNBA pic.twitter.com/95uwrYJRTW

— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) June 21, 2024

Three of the top six BASKETBALL games in viewership in 2024 included Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes, including the most watched basketball game this year, Clark and the Hawkeyes verses South Carolina in the Women’s NCAA Championship game.

Three of the top six most watched basketball games (MBB, WBB, NBA, WNBA) so far in 2024 have included the Iowa Women’s Basketball team. https://t.co/JJVu1f08Cx

— Kyle Huesmann (@HuesmannKyle) June 19, 2024

The top WNBA games in viewership on six networks all involve Caitlin Clark.

6 networks have set personal WNBA viewership records this season;

CBS: 2.25M Fever-Sky

ESPN2: 2.1M Fever-Sun

ABC: 1.7M Fever-Liberty

ESPN: 1.56M Fever-Sun

Ion: 1.02M Fever-Mystics

NBA TV: 430K Fever – Liberty

Caitlin. Clark. Effect.#WNBA pic.twitter.com/uoK3O3xcgg

— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) June 18, 2024

Here are a few of the records Caitlin Clark broke this year in the WNBA – not counting the records she broke in the NCAA.

Via Fansided.

List of records Caitlin Clark broke during her historic WNBA rookie season:
WNBA leader in assists per game
WNBA leader in three-pointers made
Single-season WNBA assist record (337)
Single-game WNBA assist record (19)
Single-season WNBA points by a point guard record (769)
First rookie in WNBA history to record a triple-double
First player in WNBA history to record at least 20 points, 15 assists and five rebounds in a game
First rookie in WNBA history to record at least 450 points and 200 assists
Most assists by a rookie in WNBA All-Star Game history (10)
First rookie to record 350 points, 100 rebounds and 150 assists in a season
First player in WNBA and NBA history to record 25 points, 10 assists, five rebounds, five steals and five blocks

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