Do you seriously think Caitlin Clark has had any impact on the NBA? She plays in the WNBA. She for sure has boosted the popularity of the WNBA, but I don’t thinks he’s had much impact on the NBA.
I personally don’t think people in Seattle have much of a grasp on the NBA. No different than up until a couple years ago any kid under the age of 20 had no grasp on baseball because the Mariners were so awful.
Ok friend, if you are basing your opinion on what the NBA looks like today, you really don't have any idea what great basketball looks like.
Lots of old school basketball fans know Caitlin Clark's name, but many of us would struggle to name an NBA player not named LeBron.
I swear if Caitlin Clark hadn't of showed up, basketball would have already died.
The Payton/Kemp era sure was fleeting.
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You said Caitlin Clark has made the NBA more popular. That isn’t true. Do you really think the NBA got a major uptick because of her? The WNBA got an uptick. NBA and MLB always interchange between the second most popular sport in America. You make it sound like nobody watches it.
I’m not going to debate NBA with someone who doesn’t watch today’s game and can’t name someone other than LeBron. And I’ve been watching NBA for over 30 years.
Like the other poster mentioned, there is little crossover between NBA and WNBA fans. Anyone who has been to a Storm game knows that. And I do go to a handful of Storm games every season.
Show me were I said Caitlin Clark made the NBA more popular, I didn't. I said if CC hadn't showed up "basketball" would have already died. For those of us who watched the game in its purest, most elite form, today's NBA is on life support, self imposed hospice really.
Caitlin Clark didn't give the NBA a boost, she shamed them with her play and took the game to another level.
She was a phenomenon not seen since Pete Maravich came into the spotlight in 1967.
Both leagues have adopted that WWE vibe with fantasy leagues & sports betting keeping them afloat.
The Lakers vs Celtics rivalry is long gone along with John Stockton's floor game.
Kids used to listen to Bob Blackburn call the Sonics with their ear glued to the radio.
When the NBA was in its thirty year reign, everyone from gramma's to kids watched. Much like neighborhood pickup baseball games, AAU basketball, summer league, open gym, church league, everything from driveway hoops to HS state tournaments was huge.
I hope the Sonics return and they can build a team worth watching. But mostly I hope the NBA realizes it's the brand of basketball that sells, not the number of points scored.
