It was a huge year for the business of sport, with Caitlin Clark and the WNBA leading the charge in a game-changing year for women’s basketball. She’s not alone but she is clearly the poster child for the new economic reality for women’s team sports.

Every team in the WNBA had higher attendance figures for games in which they played the Fever than they did for non-Fever games.

Caitlin Clark was named Time magazine's "Athlete of the Year" following her record-setting rookie season in the WNBA. The Indiana Fever star earned Rookie of the Year honors and was named to the All-WNBA first team,