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ESPN claiming fans traveled an average 248 miles to see a WNBA game

Posted on 5/4/25 at 2:38 pm
Posted by Henry Jones Jr
Member since Jun 2011
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 2:38 pm
Caitlin Clark is playing against the Brazilian national team at Iowa and ESPN threw that stat out there.

What are the odds they counted the Brazilian national team and their fans travel miles in that average?
Posted by BeachDude022
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 2:50 pm to
I think they meant 24 miles and had a typo
Posted by castorinho
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 2:50 pm to
That's a combined 1000 miles for all of them. Impressive.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 2:51 pm to
That's only a 4 hour car ride, people did that for CC games during her Iowa career.
Posted by Major Dutch Schaefer
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 3:16 pm to
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ESPN claiming fans traveled an average 248 miles to see a WNBA game



Posted by BioBobcat
Boston
Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 3:37 pm to
Here is how the math works out. Of the 4 fans that showed up, 3 traveled 1 mile and the other traveled ~1000 miles.
Posted by cardswinagain
Member since Jun 2013
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 3:42 pm to
ESPN is lying
Posted by ReauxlTide222
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 3:43 pm to
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ESPN proves parents of WNBA players travel on average 248 miles to see their daughters play
Posted by dukke v
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 3:44 pm to
I thought she was hurt and not playing????
Posted by tiggerthetooth
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 3:52 pm to
The media does wishcasting more than anything. They tell you what they want to be true instead of what is true.
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
Member since Mar 2006
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 4:10 pm to
I seriously doubt I'd walk across the street.
Posted by GeauxTigers123
Member since Feb 2007
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 4:16 pm to
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Here is how the math works out. Of the 4 fans that showed up, 3 traveled 1 mile and the other traveled ~1000 miles.


As cool as you may think that was to say, the stadium is full.
Posted by lsupride87
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 4:22 pm to
That’s Tacky
Posted by Dawgsontop34
Member since Jun 2014
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 5:05 pm to
Caitlin Clark is a lot more popular than some of you realize
Posted by GeauxTigers123
Member since Feb 2007
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 5:29 pm to
They destroyed this version of the Brazilian national team. Though I’m not sure if Brazil had all their best players. Like that girl from South Carolina I didn’t see her in the starting lineup
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 5:30 pm to
I go farther than that every weekend for Billjaminaxxons travel ball games
Posted by TheWalrus
Land of the Hogs
Member since Dec 2012
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 5:31 pm to
Tickets were going for hundreds of dollars moron. This is a weird flex. This was a very popular game and every single fan there was to see CC.
Posted by Klark Kent
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 6:06 pm to
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fans traveled an average 248 miles to see a WNBA game


Posted by Lou Loomis
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 6:25 pm to
That’s all of them added up.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 5/4/25 at 6:28 pm to
That's great. What's amazing is that in its most popular year ever it lost the most money ever. $40M.

SI.com

The headline is "NBA Owners Reportedly Frustrated With Lack Of Financial Return From WNBA.

First of all, its during the Summer and people's viewing habits are not the same as it is the rest of the year. No one is getting together with their buddies to watch a WNBA game or stopping off at the bar to watch the first half of a WNBA game with the boys..

People will watch because its on, but they are not following the season. Last year, I actually followed things for the first... 2 months maybe? And when I say followed, I would check scores from the night before and look at the standings and maybe watch part of a game everyone once in awhile, but it was probably late July, early August where I went from keeping up with it to not caring about it at all.

I am not saying I represent the average person who watched the WNBA last year, but the WNBA itself didn't get people to watch.. Women's college basketball did and there isn't even close to the excitement for the WNBA this year as their were last year. And these owners will get tired of funding something that cost them the money the WNBA is costing them.

In fact, in 15 years I wouldn't be surprised if there is no more WNBA and Unrivaled will be the primer woman's basketball league.
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