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New York – THE New York Liberty lost his first match of the season against Indiana fever on Saturday, but in the big scheme of all this, head coach Sandy Brondello knows that the value of these matches goes beyond victories and defeats.
The fever gave the title champions of the WNBA its first defeat of the season behind Caitlin Clark stellar performance.
The title recruit of the year dropped a 32-point summit and made seven points at 3 points during the 102-88 victory, while Sabrina Ionescu scored a 34-point summit for the Liberty.
The Indiana Caitlin Clark (22) High-Fives fans of the Indiana Caitlin fever after scoring a 3 points on Saturday June 14, 2025, during a match against the New York Liberty in Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Grace Smith / Indystar / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
ESPN published the TV notes for the planned match, which was the third WNBA game Still on ABC with an average of 2.2 million viewers.
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The game culminated at 2.8 million viewers, an increase of 76% compared to the average of the regular season last season on the network.
Addressing journalists before Tuesday’s match against the Atlanta Dream, Brondello was questioned about the hearing phase. While admitting that it was a game that she wanted freedom to close, Brondello recognized the importance of reaching a wider audience.
“I love it. This is what we are trying to aim since the league started a long time ago,” she said. “It was certainly a good show, and Caitlin organized a great performance there.”
La Garde de New York Liberty Sabrina Ionescu (20) and the Indiana Caitlin Clark (22) fever goalkeeper in Gainbridge Fieldhouse on June 14, 2025. (Trevor Ruszkowski / Images Imagn)
Basketball legend says that the assault of 3 points by Caitlin Clark left her speechless
The issues of Saturday’s audience follow a trend that started last season, when the WNBA had its most watched regular season in 24 years and its highest in 22 years.
Much of this success was correlated with the beginnings of Clark. She has established league records for most of the assists in a season (337) and most of the assists in a match (19). It has also become the first recruit in the history of the League to record two triple-doubles and set the recruit record in a season for the points and the 3 points made.
The rapid growth of the league has generated notation numbers that compete with other major sports leagues in North America.
The Indiana Caitlin Clark fever goalkeeper applauds his teammates during the first half of a WNBA match against the Chicago sky at the United Center on June 7, 2025. (Images Kamil Krzaczynski / Imagn)
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Athletics Tuesday that the Stanley Cup final between Florida Panthers and Edmonton’s Oilers had medium viewers in the United States between 2.3 and 2.6 million for the first four games in the series. According to the report, he marked a decrease of 25% compared to last season.
“The more people can have eyes on our game, they will fall in love because it is the best place in the world,” added Brondello.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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