There are certain cultural touchstone moments that unite all of humanity.
That gather people together for the shared experience of witnessing history.
The first moon landing.Roots.
Janet Jackson’s nip slip.
Will Smith bitch-slapping Chris Rock.
Of those, all-but-two have featured Clark and the Fever.
The previous high was 1.25 million for a 2002 playoff game against the Sparks on NBC.
For the weekend, only the Saints-49ers NFL preseason game on FOX averaged more viewers.
This is what it looked like in graphic form as of a few days ago.
Except since then she’s added to her total of million-plus viewer games:
Which begs several questions.
Beginning with why Team USA didn’t want the attention having Clark on the team would’ve guaranteed them.
It’s not like they were a tree falling in the woods as it is.
But the more eyeballs on the screen, the greater the glory and the more you grow your program.
And plotting her revenge.
But the biggest question remains why the WNBA veterans like Skylar Diggins resent her so much.
I mean, did they like it better when they were laboring in obscurity?
Drawing TV rating like LIV Golf and not being part of the national conversation?
Do they hate attention?
A rising tide lifts all boats.
And your tide is rising thanks to Hurricane Caitlin making landfall in your league.
I won’t add, “So quit hating on her.”
Because that jealously and resentment directed at her only makes her that much more fun to watch.
And financially viable for the first time ever.
