Caitlin Clark, Fever setting record ahead of WNBA playoffs

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK

Caitlin Clark, Fever shatter expensive record ahead of WNBA playoffs

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated Sep 20, 2024 11:59 AM ET

Indiana Fever rookie guard Caitlin Clark has already shattered countless records during her first WNBA season.

The former Iowa legend and the rest of her teammates are now just two days away from playing their first playoff tilt of the 2024 campaign, as the Connecticut Sky host the Fever in Game 1 of their first-round postseason series at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday.

According to TickPick, tickets to the series-opener between Connecticut and Indiana are already fetching a steep price that has never been seen before in WNBA history.

Get-in Prices for Game 1 of First Rd of WNBA Playoffs:

Fever at Sun: $133
Mercury at Lynx: $65
Dream at Liberty: $18
Storm at Aces: $23

Game 1 and Game 2 (Fever at Sun) are the two most expensive first round WNBA playoff games on record.
— TickPick (@TickPick) September 20, 2024

The Indiana Fever have made the WNBA playoffs for the first time since 2016.

The Fever's first game at CT Sun is the most expensive First Rd WNBA playoff game on record @TickPick.

One player can change everything. pic.twitter.com/tQWCMMw9hM
— Kyle Zorn (@Kyle_Zorn) September 20, 2024

What's even more proof of the "Caitlin Clark effect" is the discrepancy in ticket prices for Sunday's game compared to the final game of the 2023 WNBA Finals.

$36: Cheapest ticket sold for Game 4 of the 2023 WNBA Finals (Aces closeout game)

$133: Cheapest ticket for Fever at Sun of First Rd of WNBA Playoffs

Ticket data via @TickPick pic.twitter.com/7tp2QIEh99
— Kyle Zorn (@Kyle_Zorn) September 20, 2024

When fellow first-year player Angel Reese suffered a season-ending wrist injury in early September, Clark essentially locked up the Rookie of the Year Award. She's even made a case for MVP, though that honor appears likely to go to Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson, who won the award in 2020 and 2022.

Clark finished her debut season leading the WNBA in assists (8.4) and all rookies in points (19.2), steals (1.3) and minutes per game (35.4).

Victor Barbosa

Victor Barbosa is a passionate follower of MLB, the NBA and NFL, with a deep interest in Boston-area teams. He graduated from Springfield College -- The Birthplace of Basketball -- in 2013 with a degree in Communications-Sports Journalism. Previous bylines include FanSided, Heavy and Syracuse

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