Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever are hosting the Atlanta Dream

Atlanta, GA – May 8, 2024

The Indiana Fever drafted Caitlin Clark into the WNBA on April 15, 2024.

As an Iowa Hawkeye, she was the highest scorer in NCAA history and was selected No. 1 overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA Draft.

Clark is set to make a lasting impression on women’s basketball, from the WNBA down to the earliest traveling teams of middle school.

It has been reported that starting salaries for WNBA players is approximately $76,535. Caitlin is set to earn well over $20 million as a result of a deal signed with Nike.

Caitlin’s entry into the game (WNBA) has led some teams to move their games against the Indiana Fever to larger arenas to accommodate the anticipated explosion in ticket sales. One of the first reported teams to move their game with the Fever was the Las Vegas Aces (Aces). The Aces moved their matchup with the Fever from the 12,000-seat Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas to the 20,000-seat T-Mobile Arena.

According to the T-Mobile Arena website, the arena opened on April 6, 2016, and is owned by AEG and MGM Resorts International. It has a basketball seating capacity of 18,000. The July 2nd game between the Aces and the Fever has ticket prices ranging from an affordable $58.00 to a maximum price of $2,500. There are only a few seats left on the website’s seating chart. By the way, the T-Mobile Arena Premium seats are no longer available for the July 2nd game.

Caitlin Clark and the Fever team will match up with the Atlanta Dream in a preseason game on Friday, May 9 at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN. According to TicketMaster, there are seats available for this preseason game ranging in price from $51.00 up to $380.00.

The Atlanta Dream’s home schedule shows games against the Fever on June 21, August 26,

As a college athlete, Caitlin had a sizeable paycheck. She was able to capitalize on her name, image, and likeness (NIL). The term refers to the rights of college and high school athletes to monetize their name, image, and likeness through product endorsement and other activities. The NIL laws apply to all college athletes.

According to the IndyStar, as a college athlete, Caitlin had national sponsorships with State Farm, Gatorade, Nike, Xfinity, H&R Block, and Panini America, among others.

Clark and the Fever will have their first regular season game against the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday, May 14, which will be live-streamed on Disney+. While there has been no report of the streaming service continuing to showcase Fever games, a deal could be struck if the viewership numbers are high.

Caitlin is living the American Dream – doing something she loves and getting paid well to do it.