Triple Threat: More than 17,000 fans watch Caitlin Clark in Phoenix
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- Fans flocked to the Footprint Center Sunday to watch rookie sensation Caitlin Clark play against the Phoenix Mercury. The 12Sports team talks about the atmosphere.
Sorry lady but even the locals were cheering for her.
I hear the sneaky Caitlin, hate if it's really that. Sneaky
@@lavellhall7650 I would say mor Snarky than Sneaky. Pure green-eyed jealousy.
She is a racist too can’t give credit to someone who brings talent ad character to WB
The entire crowd applauded her. Just another jealous woman.
I guess she doesn't appreciate all the money CC's fans dropped to see her play in Phoenix, selling out the arena and supporting local businesses. How dare people come to cheer for another team.
She is complaining that fans didn't pack the arena before CC arrived. She has bitter envy like many wnba players
First, the arena does not open until 2 hours before game time. Second, parking within 6 blocks was all pre-sold out. The light-rail trans were packed and it was 104 degrees. And another major sport event was happening simultaneously in downtown Phoenix. People packed the place to see Caitlan. Many (like me) did not previously know that Phoenix even has a WNBA team.
There is nothing wrong with her wishing local fans would pack their house for other games too ... I know that's what CC wants too ... BTW: THOSE Mercury fans were the loudest that Ive heard of every game that I have watched -- which has been only ALL of them : ) ... Signed, an Iowa native/grad and newbie Fever fan -- and former Phoenix resident ... (BTW: There's a TON of Iowans living in Phoenix)
Exactly! She don't get it.
You're right they came to see Kaitlyn Clark they didn't come to see the Phoenix Mercury😂
I'm going to need y'all to learn how to spell "Caitlin Clark" 🤣she's going to be around for a while
@@FloridaGeorgia whatever you say Georgia Florida😀
@FloridaGeorgia 22 is the focus of the hype now. Next year it will be the hottie from UConn then the best player of them all JuJu from usc. 22 will be a trivia question answer as she is barely above average now
3 Olympian’s just got humbled by a Non Olympian! 😂
Fer sure in ♠️ ♠️ ♠️
They shouldn't cal it Olympic team.....more like dei team
Leave it to the female anchor to whine about Caitlin bringing a sold out crowd to Phoenix to watch a WNBA game.
They just can't help themselves. It plays to the fact that in general women really don't support other women.
@@sulleys1929fiction
Dei newscaster 😂
As a woman, I resent that remark while simultaneously finding it wholly accurate. Sometimes the truth hurts. D-amn.
There is nothing wrong with her wishing local fans would pack their house for other games too ... I know that's what CC wants too ... BTW: THOSE Mercury fans were the loudest that Ive heard of every game that I have watched -- which has been only ALL of them : )
Why didn't games sell out until last night? Caitlin is a mega star because she's classy and has a high BB IQ.
😂 and she is straight 🔥
@JS-nk4tnIt’s all BS hype to get espn $ through increased ratings
She has more than a high BB IQ.
Caitlin Clark got a standing ovation when she walked off the court AT AN AWAY GAME! It is crazy how popular Caitlin Clark is!
Don’t whine Lina. No one has seen someone play at her level consistently with grace and power who isn’t petty or arrogant but humble and grateful for er opportunities. She has endured so much pressure and hate and has responded with kindness and grace and gone out to each game and played… played injured, played taking some hard knocks, but she has played like the phenom she is and hasn’t blamed or hated on anyone in return. She represents the heart of what Americans ARE! Not the whiny weak BS going on with the rich elite including celebs and politicians, the socialist democrat party and the woke ignorant sheep that follow woke MSM. Play the sport and show good sportsmanship and it may help pull in more diverse fans… but as it stands Caitlin Clark represents America! Strong, humble, faithful and lethal when provoked.
Wow. I agree with everything you just said. Thanks
Very well said!
CC talks a lot of crap, you’re talking as if she’s the savior of basketball.
I consider this post whiny.
@@Taxthechurch She talks crap on the court, like all players do, but she does not do it off the court, and therein lies the difference. It is a shame you do not realize that.
Ya say it best,love Clark.
That dude actually said it’s because of a long list of players that came before CC. Here’s a reality check for this dude. Nobody cared about the WMBA before CC. Nobody. I hope that’s clear enough.
Clark payed the game sick n with migraine, still did all that RESPECT!!!
Don't forget about the broken eardrum....the one that she got from that elbow that knocked her down...and it was done intentionally.....
@jdneely9939 Sounds made up to me. Anyone that has had a migraine will tell you that. She had a bit of a headache is all.
@billiestevens318 no she had a broken eardrum and she had a migraine.
@user-nq5lh1hd2z I call BS
Always a black woman taking the shine away from Clark... not surprised.
BLM/NLD
True but many black women support CC and are fans.
@carltonbrooks Would you say Sides is "black"? She's hating on CC. Would you say Taurasi is "black"? She was openly hating on CC. Would you say that the coaching assistant for the Fever is "black"? He was hating on CC. Stop trying to make this about race and sex. There are albion (so-called white) males in college who were openly hating on her. The ones who hate are just those who have it within them to hate; regardless of skin color. Thank goodness that is not the vast majority of us.
Chill out lady. We don’t care about past 20 years or any of those dinosaur turasi types. This is like saying, people didn’t care about those thick brick phones before iPhone and we should all respect and buy them.
Thank you
☠️ fr fr
Angel Reese ! 🔥
Positive energy for all !
@@Valleyraised67 The Sky sold out over 17,000 tickets when CC was there but only got 9,025 last night without her. Angel does not have the draw that CC does and there is no denying that.
lol!
Omg. Your complainting about a sold out crowd!
We don't hate the media enough
Yea it's only Caitlin, quit fooling yourself that the others have made any impact to the wnba
Others have made an impact, no one as much as CC. Look at ticket sales, look who the home crowds are cheering for. Why is it so hard for people to give her the respect of what she has brought to womens Basketball. I am from Phoenix and watched them play for the first time. It was still hard to watch with Britney Griner playing.
I saw a little girl wearing a Phoenix Mercury jersey and geeking over Caitlin Clark signing her basketball. She was hugging that ball as if it was found treasure.
Cry cry cry. Iowa fans travel.
Go Hawks! ❤
Yes Iowa fans travel. But there are locals cheering for Caitlin Clark in every game she plays.
Hell there were signs saying they came all the way from Mexico City to come watch Clark for their first WNBA game. People are traveling literally from other countries to come see Clark. I know in one game someone came all the way from Australia as her birthday present from her parents. Clark has fans all around the world from Europe to Africa to Australia and New Zealand even in Asia that it’s crazy to think people won’t travel to come see her if they are able to get there which is why no matter where they play it’s like a home game for them. Almost like how when the lakers play at home and away games people cheer for them as if it’s a home game.
This is true....very true.
@@dylanloveskellytaylor4774 i"m from the Philippines and if i had the means to travel just to see Caitlin Clark play in person, i will definitely first in line to board on a plane. lols
We didn’t care about those vets so just accept it that we are here to see Caitlin. Caitlin has put the wnba on the map, simple as that.
Honey, no one is owed an audience. And no one is obliged to follow a sport, a league, or a team. You don't select your fans. Your fans select you. That's life -- especially in a free-market economy. You may as well complain about gravity.
There were a lot of CC 'new' fans there that are spending exponentially more money than the 'old fans'. Ticket prices significantly higher for this game and a packed house. CC needs to be given more credit by the players and others for this.
college stardom is something. usually its for the uni. but this is for the player. being a girl dad I luv seeing the dads with their girls getting autographs from cc.
Some of these women act like they are stuck on stupid. They may have been talented and in a mercury uniform, but they could not sell out arenas. No one is interested in them. Those fans comes out to see Caitlin. Plain and simple. You cannot tell the fans who to spend their dollars on. And Caitlin did not bring them with her, many of them were local. Jealousy is hell.
how about the standing ovation for cc as she left the court in an away game
The attendance of 17,071 was the largest crowd in the Diana Taurasi era in Phoenix that began in 2004 and it happened against Caitlin Clark.
It happened because of caitlin Clark. Watch what the Phoenix next game attendance is.
@@tellitlikeitis1828 Your right, Caitlin Clark did have a huge role for the second largest regular season crowd ever in Phoenix Mercury history with 17,071. The record is 17,747 against the Los Angeles Sparks on August 24, 1997 and it was 7 years before Diana Taurasi arrived in Phoenix in 2004.
The previous largest attended Phoenix Mercury regular season game in the Diana Taurasi era was 15,499 in 2008.
@@conlanding Pretty humbling - for her entire (Soon to be Hall of Fame ) 20 year career Taurasi's home town NEVER attended in the same numbers , than to see some "reality check is coming" rookie's FIRST game!
@conlanding They had to keep the hype alive by giving away 4500 tickets and paying another 2500 $50 each like you would a movie extra to make noise to keep up the appearance of interest. This started when sales slowed when the 🐑 realized she wasn’t that special.
@@billiestevens318 LOL right - that's why people were selling those"free" tickets for $75+ on the secondary market - , nice try- but Dems will hire you as a 'disinformation specialist!'
I'm only interested in Caitlin Clark and not the other players. A strong fan base requires effort from the players to build it, just as Caitlin Clark has done. Are you listening Lina Washington!
They just are not interested in the others ..CC is the reason why we in my country started towatch the WNBA ...CC literally put the WNBA on the Map internationally 💯💫🌟✨
Absolutely 100%. The only games I watch are with CC playing.
The WNBA wasn't this interesting 25 yrs ago.
@zealazax6287 The top 10 rated games all happened when they first started playing. None of this years games cracked the top 10 ratings wise.
Booo,to that lady reporter,stop hating enjoy the greatness
Just another so-called "journalist" who shills for the Left and hates that a white straight woman is a breakout superstar in the WNBA. Pettiness and sour grapes is such an unattractive look, Lina.
Wow! It will never cease to amaze me how these sports analyst continue to blame the fans without an ounce of appreciation. Fans show up when the product is worth watching. And not a second sooner.
I just don't understand the ridicule for people actually starting to watch the game. Why weren't you here 20 years ago. How about, thanks for coming here's what you missed.
Ridiculous right?
Let’s face it. It’s usually bad basketball. It’s taken someone like Caitlin Clark to inspire us to compromise our standards and waste our Sundays by watching Clark. The WNBA doesn’t deserve her but she’s trying to save them from themselves.
Right on!
Stop whining about the past and embrace what's happening.
thats funny. felt like away game on a home game. so these fans only came to watch one person lol
Cc was playing with a migraine headache! Imagine if she wasn't!
I don't know who any of your players are. Some Dina-sour and a drug trafficker (who was traded for an arms dealer called the Merchant of Death).
I watched because of Clark.
Buahhahahaha Diana-sour-asi
Always complaining, even the news lady. Not CC. That’s why people like her. CC is a lady.
Despite what the female announcer commented on the Phoenix Mercury data shows the ticket sales have been low despite having Diana taurasi Brittney griner and the rest of the team. It's really clear that Caitlin Clark is making the fans notice and yesterday they felt her presence despite being in a visiting arena the fans weren't there see Diana taurasi Brittney griner they were there to see Caitlin Clark Superstar personified and did I mention she received a standing ovation from the huge crowd as she left the floor.
She is international star. Love from india. I never watched basketball after Iverson. Because of cc i started to watch basketball again. I didn't even know wnba 😅😅
This woman commentator …none if them can just be gracious and say the truth. They feel compelled to talk the talking points just like in politics..,ugh.,,I am so sick of it.
The W had 28 years to move the needle. They couldn't do it. Now they want the shine from basically one young woman who is doing what they've failed to do. The veterans need to prove they deserve her fans. Complaining about them isn't how to do it.
Disappointed you could not celebrate and be happy for the attendance numbers, energy and overall experience. It was a great game to watch. It's exhausting to keep hearing the same tired refrain about the CC buzz. 😢
These women don't understand that pushing the fans to want to like somebody only pushes them away. People are actually starting to recognise. Let it happen organically. Instead people will mock and troll if you push your agenda.
Great point. Funny how the leftist media are supposedly the nice people but are the most narcissistic and condescending and controlling people out there.
News people are used to pushing an agenda and don't know how to act when they can't.
Hey, lady in black. 1) She was TRIPLE TEAMED all night long. Literally.
2) we're here when you are exciting. Hey, all, we should know when the W is going to start letting their nuts hang, with gameplay more than just brutal fouls and offensive rebounds.
Like, what are you talking about? We haven't seen the pure NBA-esque court vision since ever. She reads the court in a way that makes it feel similar to NBA.
So now we're watching, you totally not jealous or prideful lady.
The old players arent fun to watch, get it
Lina Washington. We don’t care about them. We watch because of Caitlyn Clark and Clark only.
She got a standing ovation too, I bet that gave you chills Lina. 😂😂 Great game Fever. 🎉🎉
Money... she brought plenty butts to seats, plenty to concessions, plenty to local ,restaurant hotels....i am sure the owners are happy, local businesses are happy. Why ot be positive and celebrate!
0:58 ugh why complain like that.
Caitlin is a phenom. She doesn’t have a problem with anything. She is stoic. The wnba, attention, or the shade
She brings up herself and her team. And the WNBA. Who wins? Everyone
Come on, Lina. Give credit to Caitlin and don't sound like a typical downplay Caitlin black female media commentator. There's too many of them in network TV. CC brings the fans and that's just the way it is. Yes, there are other talented players but CC brings the fans to the stadium wherever she goes. Caitlin gets 9 boards and 12 assists so don't act like she's just about logo 3s. She sees the floor and playmakes exceptionally so like Luke did, acknowledge that. And Copper, for all her great defense on Caitlin, scored 7.
Fever wouldn't have won w/o Clark's plays. She's a major strategist and playmaker on the field.
Hahahahhaa thank you.. the great defender didn’t help her team win.
People are tired of the what about us rhetoric. Nobody wants to hear the lady keep spouting this..
This is getting so ridiculous, just be excited the fans are showing up in those numbers
I was there as my wife has been a CC fan for couple years now and, yeah, the footprint was rockin!
Catlin Clark best play maker intelligent women she's loved by all kids which is the future stars of tomorrow,a good role model beautiful,they need to make a Barbie doll of her it would sell out . She a darling I respect her . basketball has a friend to every one .
COACH made sure CC didn't get that Triple Double which would have made History!!!! Her horrible excuse is that "SHE DIDN'T KNOW" ! So all her assistant coaches, the rest of the players ALSO HATE HER SO MUCH THAT THEY NEVER WANTED HER TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS THAT NIGHT????
Caitlin just beat 3 olympians as a rookie. but for some reason she's not qualified for the usa team. CC is a TRUE TEAM LEADER " Love ALL those Assist "..
I guess what Lina doesn't understand is that basketball is about entertainment, not just having "good" players who've played forever. CC is entertaining, the rest of them don't do much that's entertaining. That's why the stadium doesn't sellout without a superstar like CC. Just saying!!!
That argument of “where were these fans before” is getting tiresome. Did golf media do this when Tiger brought eyes? Tennis media when Serena and her sister did? What about NBA fans when Magic, Bird and Jordan did?
Just lean into the fact that fans are coming. No matter how great you think the older players were or are they don’t capture the widespread audience that’s a WNBA issue. Could be because of marketing, play style or any number of things. The NBA changes rules all the time to make the product more appealing to fans the WNBA constantly says we’re good as we are.
Lina - I would not be bragging about Brittney Griner not a role model
Terrible player is Bob Griner.
@@peterjohnson9291 Right. Why are they letting men play women's sports?
Talent isn't the requirement. Its a likeable personality. I don't give a stuff about who went before her. CC22👍👍.
I disagree. Talent is THE requirement. If Caitlin Clark were merely a "nice girl" no one would care about her. She'd be looking for a job in marketing.
@@DeniseK-Creative There are a lot of talking heads claiming the W is full of talented players. Make that make sense.
@@AbzScotland -- As has been noted, time and again, a great many of these women aren't exactly likable. I'll put A'ja Wilson at the top of that list. You can't tell me she isn't a talented player. I think Taurasi has come around a bit, so she's more likable. I'm not a giant Taurasi fan, but you can't tell me she isn't a talented player. You want to argue with Geno Auriemma about either of those two points? I'm not a fan of Auriemma, either, and can't stand the way he diminishes Caitlin Clark in the media. That said, he's only the greatest NCAA women's basketball coach of all time. And it isn't even close -- with all due respect to Pat Summitt.
Sometimes, being a mature adult entails giving devils their due.
Again... I'm not a fan of CC because she's nice. I have no idea if she's nice. I know she's media savvy, for sure. I'm a CC fan because she's a great frickin' player. Nice has nothing to do with it. I don't care if she's nice.
@@DeniseK-Creative Yes I can, they aren't talented. 👍
@@DeniseK-Creative You might want to re-read my initial short comment? The opening sentence of your reply supports my point. You may be misunderstanding my point. Likeable does not mean "nice". The fact that CC22 is likeable is an objective fact as CC22 is more than just a fan favourite. Whether CC22 is "nice" is a subjective opinion that, by its very nature, I would argue cannot predict success in life. Auriemma is hardly going to say that CC22 is a superstar because CC22 has the X factor. He is staying in his lane. Put another way, a far greater number of people consider CC22 likeable compared to the other "talent" in the W irrespective the different opinions as to who has the most talent. To consider my opinion wrong (unsupported by the facts) is to deny the reality of the situation. I wish you a speedy recovery from (hopefully transient) cognitive dissonance.
I like how she emphasized "visitors". LOL
Clark is a superstar. It's not complicated.
Talented vets but charismatic vets, who knows. CC has game and presence without the attitude. We need more of that from everyone in this world.
Even my boy Booker attended the game, mad respect
Lina Washington no one is coming to watch Diana Taursi
Caitlin Clark... that's all you need to know. Be thankful.
that is the point lina...if these olympians are doing what cc is doing, why did people choose to see her rather than your local team? Even though they came to watch the game, you still complain and blame the fans...truly wonderful...
You do realize that Caitlin sparked the come back and responsible for 44 of 88 Fever points. There’s more to Clark than logo 3s. Thats why fans are following her from NCAA.
You have superstars in Phoenix nobody showing up for the Phoenix Mercury come on man
There's no such thing as a superstar who doesn't attract a massive audience. Ergo, these other players, while legitimately WNBA greats, are not superstars. Clark is the very first WNBA Superstar. That's what they can't handle. Same goes for A'ja Wilson. She can't handle the fact that she's a great player but not a superstar.
I started watching the WNBA because of Clark. Not only is she talented, well-spoken, but she is just resilient having to overcome the hate, jealousy, and envy. I'm sorry there has not been a player like her to play in WNBA, and that is why there are sold-out arenas.
So many haters are angry at Angel Reese breaking an All Time WNBA record! I love this!
I’ve been to a few mercury games before this year and let me say, they sold out the arena because of CC!
I went to a mercury game and nobody was there. Wherever CC goes her fans will be there.
Was the attendance higher at this game than other Phx home games?
They don’t publicize that 4500 of those tickets were given away or the fact that 2500 were given to those that were paid $50 like you would an extra to make noise etc. the hype continues.
Even NBA players are amazed by CC.
I am an Aussie and I watch Caitlin Clark games!!! We talk about her whilst we watch our women and men in Australia while watching our local games…. She is becoming a world wide phenomenon… all grace and class!!! (Angel Reece is great too😇💚 .. but I have only heard of her because of CC🤔😉🥰)
Her reaction about CC’s popularity 🤣
This lady is showing her true colour
There was no coverage so people didn’t know these players,UConn coach said move on
As a sparks fan I can relate to it feeling like an away game
Playing with a migraine too!
Why can’t media guys just be happy that cc is bringing in butts to the seats
Stop chastising people for not being interested before and instead be happy they are here now. Much of the league has already continued to alienate themselves by how CC has been treated and attacks on fans in the first month+
Diana Taurasi is a legend who inspired a lot of people and elevated the league to new highs. I started watching the WNBA because of her. Now Caitlyn is going to do that for the next generation and push the WNBA to even higher highs. Everybody should just appreciate it and be grateful.
Britney Greiner is enuf to chase fans away.
Yes Bob is very average and a horrible person.
Not droppin’ 3s, find another way to score!!!
She said "we have Diana Tarausi, Brittney Grimer, " etc etc.. the thing is they're not CAITLIN CLARK.. sorry but that's who most of the fans are coming for.. Ms. C.
Clark is amazing ..
If a tree falls in the woods and nobody is there to see it, does it make a sound.
its called the Caitlin Clark world tour. All her games are home games
Yooo😂😂😂 that lady coping for fans. As far as I’m concerned the wnba league just started this year. She thinks we forgot all the vet spite we heard before the arrival of CC 😂😂
Obviously 17,000 people took a wrong turn and ended up in Phoenix looking for Angel Reese 😮
Not Lina throwing shots 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Copper?! The coach came out PRE GAME and said the game plan was to to double and TRIPLE team. Despite that, just misses a TRIPLE double. Hand a hand in HALF FEVER’s point total!!
Let’s see, ...double teamed, triple teamed, migraine, cold from 3 pt range...STILL A gets 15pts, a near triple double, responsible for 1/2 of the total team score, sets an assist record? If the all star game is fair, they will beat the Olympic team.
how about zero men in a W team?
News channel cannot get the volume right?
If Clark was to leave the WNBA the ticket sales would plummet again !!!
Lady, people know what they like, what they want to see and what they want to invest in. I for one, was not impressed with the WNBA prior to this season. The only reason I decided to watch a few games was due to the freshman and sophomore recruits. Many of us followed them throughout their college careers. We didn't want them in the WNBA, but we support their decisions and continue to cheer for them. You are not "scolding" us for choosing to spend our time and money on intelligent, kind, compassionate, talented ballers, who also happen to be women 🔥🏀🔥🏀!
So the Mercury play the Sun tonight in the Footprint center tonight.Let's see what happened😂😂😂
So typical to have “the woman” not be supportive. SMH and why the W wasn’t this big.
Like Elvis had once said " there's room for everyone" .... Caitlin Clark .... has paved a new frontier * has brought women's basketball ... shout around the world foe everyone to enjoy... lets give all these women of basketball there 💐 FLOWERS...
Wow Jealous Lina .