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Caitlin Clark sets WNBA viewership record on Prime, on par with NBA average

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game recap
Updated Aug 26, 7:52 AM ET

Caitlin Clark is continuing to set viewership records across the WNBA’s media rights platforms, with Amazon Prime Video the latest to set a record for an Indiana Fever game. Fever-Dallas Wings on Thursday averaged 1.07 million viewers, according to Sports Media Watch. That is the most-watched WNBA game ever measured on Prime Video, surpassing Las…

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Caitlin Clark trends online after what Olivia Miles did in WNBA game

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Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever didn’t play on Tuesday. However, she still trended online during Olivia Miles and the Minnesota Lynx’s game against the Golden State Valkyries. The rookie guard made WNBA history with her performance. While she struggled from the field by converting just 3-of-12 attempts, she still finished with a decent stat [...]

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‘I should not be treated differently’: Enes Kanter Freedom demands answers from WNBA

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Updated Aug 27, 12:45 PM ET

Enes Kanter Freedom’s battle with the WNBA rolls on after the former NBA center was ejected from Sunday night’s Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky matchup following a confrontation with Chicago guard Natasha Cloud. Kanter Freedom was sitting courtside wearing a shirt reading “WOMAN noun. adult human female.” Late in the third quarter, Cloud could be seen shouting…

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Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell make WNBA history as Fever’s unstoppable duo

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Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell combined for 67 points against the Sky and accomplished something no other WNBA duo has done three times.

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‘Playing Victim,’ ‘League Is in Shambles’ — WNBA Community Reacts As Enes Kanter Sends Letter to Cathy Engelbert

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There seems to be no end in sight to the transgender debate around the WNBA. After it emerged that Enes Kanter and Royce White had been reportedly banned from the 2027 WNBA Draft, the former Boston Celtics center made multiple public appearances to make his stance clear, even inviting Cathy Engelbert to a ‘peace summit’ moderated by Caitlyn Jenner.

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‘They Have Been Masterful’ – ‘Shark Tank’ Investor Kevin O’Leary Lays Out Why He’s ‘Bullish’ on the WNBA Despite Rampant Controversies

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Updated Aug 27, 2:35 PM ET

The WNBA continues to find itself in heated debate regarding the Enes Kanter debacle. The controversy surrounding the trans athlete debate has continued to rage on in recent weeks with no end in sight.

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“She Isn’t Necessarily Taking a Hardline”: Riley Gaines Puts Caitlin Clark on the Spot for Failing to Defend Sophie Cunningham Amid WNBA Controversy

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The WNBA’s trans athlete debate continues to rage on over a month after Sophie Cunningham opposed the idea of trans athletes participating in women’s sports in an ESPN profile by Hallie Grossman. “Young girls in a sport shouldn’t have to go against biological men,” Cunningham told Grossman.

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