The Caitlin Clark fever is accurate, and it keeps making noise this year. The WNBA, with her aid, broke records this year, and numerous awards were handed to her, including TIME's Athlete of the Year.
But Caitlin Clark's 2024 achievements don't stop there. Basketball Reference mapped out the most viewed WNBA player page in each state this year. In the report, the Indiana Fever star emerged in all 50 states.
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Fans let their feelings known through a combination of humorous and supportive posts:
"Angel reeese not gonna like this one," a fan commented.
Angel Reese's name has been mentioned several times in the replies:
"Do my eyes deceive me, Clark is more watched in Chicago than Angel Reese 😂😂," a tweet said.
"No one is watching Angel Reese besides me LMFAO," a follower claimed.
"But Angel Reese told us...." one fan remarked.
Fans are seemingly not quick to forget. Last June, Chicago Sky's Reese was in the headlines as she sparked controversy, stating that the popularity of the WNBA is not just about one person, but it is because of her, too.
"Yeah, the reason why we watching women's basketball is not just because of one person. It's because of me, too. And I want y'all to realize that," Reese said during a June 2024 interview.
Several WNBA fans' and followers' tweets seem to refer precisely to Reese's past statement:
"Someone said it's about "me too"... but I don't see her team," an X user commented.
""iTs NoT jUsT CaItLiN cLaRk" 😕🤣," a fan reacted.
While fans decided to roast and comment on Reese's views, others acknowledged Clark's latest achievement:
"Single-handedly saved women’s basketball fairs," one fan said.
"She runs the wnba," one fan posted, referring to Clark.
"She’s single handedly carrying the wnba," another fan said.
StatMamba (@StatMamba), a counterpart of Basketball Reference for collegiate basketball, also posted the results on its X account, accompanied by the results from College Basketball Reference.
Even if Clark is already a professional player, her collegiate page is still the most viewed as seen on the map. Results are also similar for both the US and Canada.
Caitlin Clark's Indiana Fever is the 2024 "most viewed team"
The Indiana Fever, Caitlin Clark's team, also dominated Basketball Reference's 2024 Most Viewed WNBA Team Pages. In the report, Basketball Reference mapped out the most viewed WNBA team in each state. The Indiana Fever emerged in all but three states.
Some fans acknowledged the rise of Indiana Fever as arguably the WNBA's most popular team:
"It's Fever Nation out there," one fan proclaimed.
"Fever rising," said a user.
Not surprisingly, the Fever's page also emerged as the most viewed team page across Canada.