Jason Whitlock shared his two cents about the dip in ticket sales ahead of Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever’s season opener at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse due to exorbitant prices.
The Fever take on Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings at home on May 9. While the contest between two of the rising guards in the WNBA was supposed to see a packed arena, a BroBible report believed the ticket sales hit a slide.
Jason Whitlock Weighs In On the Lack of Ticket Sales, Warns WNBA of the Fading Caitlin Clark Hype
Speaking on his podcast, ‘Fearless with Jason Whitlock‘, the analyst shared his two cents on the dip in ticket sales.
“The Indiana Fever, they’re struggling to sell out their first home game of the season. They’re struggling to sell tickets for Caitlin Clark. That’s not a good omen. That’s a sign that the WNBA is about to potentially crash and burn; that they’ve probably already burned up the goodwill that Caitlin Clark earned them.”
“If you can’t sell out the Indiana Fever’s first home game and you’re basically having to reduce prices and give tickets away to see Caitlin Clark,” he added, “That is an indicator not just that Caitlin Clark has lost her star power, it’s an indicator that the entire league is teetering at the brink of an uprising and a backlash that’s really long overdue.”
Whitlock’s take comes on the back of the aforementioned BroBible report. The outlet added that the lowest-priced ticket seats were priced at $97.11. At the time of writing, the prices appear to have dropped. Vivid Seats sees the tickets start at $47, with the maximum price at $4,059, which happen to be courtside seats.
The lower prices should see a better turnout when Clark and the Fever take the floor against the Wings. In related news, all 44 games of the Fever will be broadcast nationwide. This is followed by the Wings (36), New York Liberty (35), Las Vegas Aces (33), and Los Angeles Sparks (31). This goes on to show how broadcast networks feel about Clark’s impact on the sport.
This season, the Fever will hope their superstar remains healthy after she missed a major part of the previous edition. With the side running it back with returning names in Kelsey Mitchell, Lexie Hull, and Sophie Cunningham, Indiana will be one of the teams looking to make a deeper playoff run.
Despite Clark’s absence, the side made the playoffs last year but were handed a second-round exit by the Aces. Continuity and chemistry are two major factors that make the Fever favorites to make a title push, but only time will tell if they can enjoy the same success as last year.
