The 2024 WNBA playoffs saw the Indiana Fever’s season abruptly end after they were defeated by the Connecticut Sun in the first round. The Fever’s future is still promising, nevertheless. Indiana should be a formidable team the following season thanks to guard Caitlin Clark of the Fever, the league’s Rookie of the Year, who more than lived up to the hype as the first overall choice and the team’s rapid development throughout the campaign.
While the Fever’s roster may undergo changes in free agency, the organization’s front office will look different as well. Allison Barber, who’s served as the Fever’s President and COO since 2019, announced she was stepping down at the end of the season.
Before the end of her tenure, Barber spoke at the Economic Club of Washington D.C.’s event, during which she revealed a little known fact about the Fever’s rookie phenom.
Throughout the season, the “Caitlin Clark effect” generated a lot of talk as her presence drove attendance records, especially at away games. However, few people were aware that the 22-year-old attempted to encourage her opponents to profit monetarily from the sold-out audiences.
On September 19, Barber informed the Club, “Since this is off the record, here’s everything you need to know about Caitlin Clark.” “The road games we would attend were always sold out. Incredible. Thus, instead of the usual 3,000 or 4,000 attendees, Atlanta Dream had 17,000 people, and that number did not include standing room tickets. “After a few away games, Caitlin asked the WNBA if they would pay spot bonuses to the away team players,” Barber went on. “We’re generating so much extra money, and I want the away team to share in that as well,” she stated. Might they receive a spot bonus? That, then, is Caitlin Clark’s core. That person is very great and sophisticated. Although the WNBA finally declined because of the collective
