The WNBA, capturing excitement around Caitlin Clark, boasts more viewers than ever
![Caitlin Clark, the heralded Indiana Fever rookie, signs autographs after a game against the Washington Mystics that was attended by more than 20,000 fans, the highest attendance for a WNBA game in 17 years.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4332x3249+287+0/resize/4332x3249!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F03%2F5f%2F774945094dc79b9ef7271351a0ca%2Fgettyimages-2156577463.jpg)
With record attendance and viewership, the WNBA seems to have capitalized on the explosion of interest in women's basketball driven in large part by Clark, who is now a rookie with the Indiana Fever.
(Image credit: Greg Fiume)
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