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‘Like Nothing We’ve Ever Seen Before’: WNBA Hopes to Capitalize on College Basketball Heat in Tip-Off of League’s 28th Season
The WNBA's 2024 tip-off comes as the league has an extraordinary opportunity to capitalize on the heat behind women's college basketball.
The WNBA begins its 28th season tonight with more buzz and interest in the game from casual hoops fans than the league has enjoyed since its launch year in 1997. NBA insiders and boosters are fervently hoping that the heat around the NCAA finals in March has vaulted generationally defining players and rivalries into the WNBA. The headline-generating accomplishments of Caitlin Clark – including becoming the highest-scoring NCAA basketball player in history – puts an enormous level of pressure on the Iowa graduate’s shoulders as she prepares to start tonight with her new team, the Indiana Fever against the Connecticut Sun.
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