But the attention is coming because of Clark. The attendance and ratings numbers back that up.
Clark bringing eyeballs to the game is good for everybody. That rising tide lifts all boats. The WNBA has basically been a tax write-off for its entirety and now it has its biggest buzz since the league's inception.
Look at the average viewership of ESPN's first five games from this season compared to the last few years
The WNBA is booming. It’s part of a larger trend in women’s sports.
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The media savvy response to questions about Clark should be something along the lines of: "I think it's great that she's generating so much interest in our league. I hope when people watch Fever games, they come away talking about the other great players they see competing against Clark and wind up checking out other teams as well. The attention she gets is great for the league as a whole."