Average ticket price over $350 at Wintrust Arena, according to StubHub report.
For those looking to go to the Chicago Sky-Indiana Fever game Friday night at Wintrust Arena, most seats have high prices on ticket websites.
For those looking to go to the Chicago Sky-Indiana Fever game Friday night at Wintrust Arena, most seats have high prices on ticket websites.
CHICAGO (WLS) — Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky lost to Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever Friday night with a final score of 100-81.
It was a special atmosphere at Wintrust Arena for Barbie Night as another chapter closes in the WNBA’s newest rivalry as fans of all ages cheered on their favorite players.
“It’s really cool to see women now…look where we are… we’ve come so far and it’s really cool to see it now,” a Chicago resident named Juliette said.
The stakes were the highest they have been for part four of the Reese-Clark rivalry. The rookie sensations met Friday for the final time in the 2024 regular season when the Sky hosted the Fever.
“To see the woman play… Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese… it was awesome,” said Maria Medina, who was visiting from Rockford.
The game had some of the most expensive ticket prices of the season. According to Stubhub, it was the most expensive game in WNBA history, with the average ticket selling for more than $350 dollars and some courtside seats costing nearly $2,000.
Some celebrities made sure to catch the action, with Shaquille O’Neal showing his support for both teams.
ABC7 talked to many fans before the game who were visiting the city just for the matchup. They didn’t care about the ticket prices, they were just ready to see some action.
Fans were seen waiting outside ahead of the doors opening, and many of them were there to support Caitlin Clark.
“Well I really like Caitlin Clark myself, she’s a great player,” said Blair Babcock, who was visiting from Indiana. “I love the way she plays and I really admire her as a player.”
“She’s just a really big inspiration to me,” WNBA fan Lindsay Nowak said.
It was Barbie night at Wintrust Arena, and Angel Reese embraced the excitement around that as the former “Bayou Barbie” at LSU.
Reese and Clark’s rivalry goes back to their college days, and in their rookie season, both are acknowledging how much the WNBA is growing.
“It’s great,” Clark said. “I mean, you always want people to talk about women’s basketball, and you know, hopefully it’s done in a way where it’s positive about the game and how amazing the game is and how great the players are.”
Some of those young fans said there’s nothing more special than seeing the two athletes face off in person.
“It’s just really cool to see two really good basketball players go against in each other and actually get to see them instead of watching on TV,” Zoey Sizemore, who is visiting from Indiana.
Fans said the rivalry was worth the price of admission.
“It’s fun to just hangout cheer and yell and see all the hard work these women have put in on the court at this level,” said Julie Hauenstein, a Sky fan from Indiana. “Definitely good role models for all the girls.”
While the night may not have ended with a Sky win, young fans still left with big smiles after watching their role models.
“They definitely motivate me,” said Kyla Nguyen, who was visiting from Nebraska. “They make me go hard in basketball, and basketball is my dream… I want to be just like them when I grow up.”
Cameras Catch Angel Reese’s Blunt Caitlin Clark Accusation During Fever-Sky
As expected, there was no shortage of action during Friday’s highly-anticipated showdown between the Indiana Fever and the Chicago Sky. Ultimately, it was Caitlin Clark and Co. who secured a big win after blowing out the Sky on their own home floor, 100-81.
To say that the contest was physical, however, would be an understatement. As expected, Clark was on the receiving end of a couple of hard fouls from Chicago throughout the game.
At one point, after Sky All-Star guard Diamond DeShields was attempting to contest a foul that was called on her against Clark, Chicago teammate Angel Reese was caught on camera uttering a loaded accusation about the Indiana superstar.
“She gets a different whistle,” Reese told DeShields as the rookie tried to calm her veteran teammate down.
What Reese appears to be implying here is that Clark gets special treatment from the referees. By saying that Caitlin gets a “different whistle,” the Sky Forward seems to believe that game officials have different standards for Clark when it comes to foul calls.
This adds yet another layer to the rivalry between these two young superstars, who are the frontrunners for the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year award.
On Friday night, Clark dropped a career-high 31 points with four rebounds, 12 assists and five triples. Reese did not have a terrible outing herself, logging a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double.
At the end of the day, however, it’s the final score that matters.
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