Caitlin Clark & Angel Reese's upcoming historic rematch shatters records in Chicago with costliest ticket sold at $9,131

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have shown that they are the leaders of the new era of the WNBA. The two rookies were already popular in their college days when they clashed multiple times, giving fans some memorable games.

They've clashed twice in the WNBA after making it to the pros. The Indiana Fever has taken both games, with the two stars battling it out fiercely. These games have included controversy and fans didn't hesitate to tune in and go to the arena, even shattering records in the process.

The Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky will clash this Sunday for the third time this season. Angel Reese will try to get the first win over Caitlin Clark, and fans are set to attend this special game in big numbers.

So much so that the ticket prices have skyrocketed. Ticket reseller TickPick announced that this game will be the most expensive in WNBA history, with some tickets listed at $9,131 (per brobible.com).

"Sunday’s Chicago Sky-Indiana Fever game is the most expensive WNBA game on record with an average purchase price of $271 – 207% higher than the Sky’s home average purchase price of $88."

The 'get-in' price for this potentially riveting contest is $249 (according to brobible.com, through TickPick). This is 336 percent costlier than their previous matchup, held in Indianapolis on June 16 ($57). Astonishingly, the most expensive ticket on sale is worth $9,131.

This is a huge event for the WNBA, considering that the playoffs are still far away and these two teams have negative records at this moment.

Fans are paying more attention to the league and seeing all the emotions of the first two duels between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese boil up. It's easy to see why they are getting all this attention.

Caitlin Clark's Fever's last win against the Sky broke a WNBA viewership record

Before prices went up for the upcoming match, fans at home made another statement regarding Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese's entertaining rivalry.

CBS announced that the prior matchup between these players had an average of 2.25 million viewers. This made it the most-watched WNBA game on any TV network in the last 23 years.

Curiously, six networks have broken their record for a single WNBA game this season. A common denominator in all those games is: Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever.

The Fever vs Sun game averaged 2.10 million viewers on ESPN, and the Fever at Liberty game recorded 1.70 million viewers on ABC. The Fever vs Sun duel at ESPN recorded 1.56 million viewers. The Fever at Mystics averaged 1.02 million viewers on ION and the Fever at Liberty averaged 430,000 viewers on NBA TV.