The WNBA is extremely competitive, but the Atlanta Dream’s Cheyenne Parker-Tyus believes that a win for one player can be a win for all of women’s basketball — and one player is changing the game right now. “It’s a pivotal moment in time for women’s sports,” the 6-foot-4 forward — who is in her ninth season in the league — told Us Weekly exclusively while promoting her team’s partnership with The Honey Pot . “ Caitlin Clark coming in and having this effect .
.. she has been historic for this time in women’s sports and she’s brought all these new fans.
It’s like the beginning of a new era right now.” Clark, who was drafted to the Indiana Fever in April as a first round pick after a record-breaking college career with the University of Iowa, is already making waves in the WNBA. The 22-year-old guard became the first-ever rookie to notch a triple-double last month, and she broke the Fever’s team record for assists in a single season in just 20 games.
Moreover, Clark has helped to bring more viewers and fans into the world of women’s basketball. Her team’s NCAA championship game against South Carolina marked the first time in history a women’s final has drawn a larger TV audience than the men’s. “The effect that she has had is kind of unbelievable,” Parker-Tyus, 31, told Us .
“We have to change arenas for this girl so that all her fans can fit in the gym. To see the growth and the buy-in is amazing.” The Dream’s August 26 match aga.