Indiana Fever, Caitlin Clark and WNBA
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The New York Liberty play against the Phoenix Mercury in a WNBA game tonight. Fans can watch this game for free online.
Napheesa Collier set an All-Star scoring record with 36 points en route to winning MVP and leading her team to a dominant 151-131 win in Indianapolis
Stephanie Talbot, signed by the Liberty this week after getting waived by the Valkyries, logged 17 minutes — her most since arriving in Brooklyn — and was on the court during the final moments of the game. She went 0-for-2 from the field and collected four rebounds.
As indicated in the post, Ionescu joined Caitlin Clark in the history books with Saturday’s stat-stuffing performance, along with future Hall of Famer Candace Parker and former All-Star Brandy Reed.
Team Collier scored an all-time high 151 points while team captain Napheesa Collier set a new All-Star Game record with 36 points. Teammate Skylar Diggins got a new assists record with 15. The coolest part is both set their records on the same play.
WNBA All-Star Game didn't quite match 2024's record TV numbers, but the event still cleared 2 million viewers for the second straight year.
USA Today's Christine Brennan called out ESPN over that graphic, providing some details on how last year's game, which Clark played in, had much higher ratings than this year's.
WNBA All-Star Game viewership dropped to an average of 2.2 million viewers this year from a record 3.4 million on ESPN in 2024, the network said on Tuesday, even as the annual showcase was the most-watched program of Saturday night across TV.
The talks between the WNBA and the WNBPA loomed over the events. The sides met Thursday afternoon, with more than 40 players — a record, per the WNBPA — at the bargaining session. Liberty star Breanna Stewart characterized the meeting as a “wasted opportunity,” while Plum said the sides still have a “long way to go.”