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WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert is basking in the glory that has been the intense focus on the league she leads.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whether it\u2019s positive or negative, Engelbert is welcoming all the discourse about superstar Caitlin Clark and the rest of the W.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLook, apathy is the death of a brand,\u201d Engelbert told USA Today. \u201cNobody\u2019s apathetic about the WNBA because we\u2019ve brought in so many new fans into what we call the fan funnel this year. And yeah, some are frustrated for sure. I get a lot of emails that I\u2019ve never got in four years, but that\u2019s because people care.\u201d<\/p>\n
A lot of those viewers that have tuned in to the league this season have done so because of Clark, who was a phenom in college and has brought her bright burning star to the professional ranks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Clark has also been given plenty of \u201cwelcome to the WNBA\u201d moments since the season started, and a flagrant foul by Chennedy Carter during a game between the Sky and Fever earlier in June created a storm that the league has never seen before.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The shoulder check on Clark drew outrage from Clark and Fever fans and led to plenty of ink being spilled in newspapers access the country and hot air being expelled on sports debate shows.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Engelbert pushed back a bit on any narrative that Clark was being targeted by opposing players and pointed to a recent game between the Fever and Mystics when Clark put up 30 points and made seven 3-pointers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid anyone say she was targeted in that game?\u2019\u2019 Engelbert asked. \u201cNo, because everyone\u2019s just looking for the outcome that they want. \u201cBut it\u2019s great fandom. It\u2019s great discussion, and I think obviously we continue to look at or review games after the fact.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Though some have bemoaned the over-analysis of every game involving Clark or the seemingly never-ending debate over whether Clark was being targeted, any and all discussion that involves the WNBA is welcome by the commissioner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey care enough to type thousands of emails to me,\u2019\u2019 Engelbert said. \u201cYou know, talking about the WNBA, and the physical play. And those aren\u2019t just Caitlin. Those are other players, too, that, like, \u2018Cathy you need to do this, you need to do that.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo people care. I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Engelbert praised the play of not just Clark but also of fellow star rookies Angel Reese and Cameron Brink, who have both captured the imagination of basketball fans tuning into the WNBA for the first time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The head of the league mentioned the rookie class this season had seemed to be \u201cadjusting quicker than I think maybe some in the past.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
And Engelbert acknowledged the role that Clark has played in the spike in popularity.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe obviously captures a viewer we haven\u2019t had before, which is great,\u2019\u2019 she said. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled with Caitlin and the generational players that have come in, and we\u2019re thrilled with the rivalries that are being built.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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