Who else was even in the running for Time Athlete of The Year?
The Boston Celtics were tooboringmuch of a well-rounded team to single out a lone player.
Certainly it wouldn’t go to a hockey player.
Maybe if Noah Lyles hadn’t gotten covid and choked in the 200m he’d be halfway there.
She made me appreciate women’s basketball in a way I never had before.
It’s a vastly different game than the NBA.
It’s much slower, which allows you to better see plays develop.
When watching Caitlin Clark play, it was almost like you could see her thought process on the court.
There was something so satisfying about that to me.
I was able to appreciate the game in a different way than I do when watching men’s basketball.
The way Caitlin Clark turned the WNBA into appointment television is an incredible feat.
With all due respect, the WNBA was nothing more than a punchline to a lot of sports fans.
I’m sure many other people were in that same boat.
But total WNBA viewership was up 300%.
Total merchandise sales rose by 500%.
Attendance was up across the board.
Ticket prices were up.
WNBA player salaries are poised to go up.
I know Caitlin Clark isn’t theonlyreason.
Angel Reese deserves credit for being the perfect adversary to her.
There’s certainly something to be said for that.
I mean, the rivalry between those two girls nearly singlehandedly started a race war.
Race wars get eyeballs.
For the first time I can remember, ESPN was running segments on the WNBA on a daily basis.
Barstool Sports was blogging about the WNBA on a daily basis.
Caitlin Clark is hands down more deserving of Time Magazine’s Athlete of The Year than anyone.
