After the battle between Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Stephanie White was quick to give her flowers to the two players.
The energy inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse was off the charts as two of the biggest names in the game went toe-to-toe.
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It was pure fireworks from the jump, with both sides trading buckets and refusing to back down in a wildly entertaining, fast-paced battle. Matches like this are proof that the league is stepping into a completely different stratosphere right now.
After the dust settled, Fever head coach Stephanie White couldn’t help but marvel at star power on the floor, pointing to a direct comparison that says everything about where the WNBA game is headed.
Stephanie White on how ‘fun to watch’ Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers are
We got a glimpse of just how exciting both Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers are as they went head-to-head in the Indiana Fever‘s win over the Dallas Wings.
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Both players couldn’t be separated, ending the game with 29 points apiece, which even earned comparisons to what we see in the NBA from Fever head coach Stephanie White.
White was asked about the third quarter, where Paige Bueckers was going back and forth with Caitlin for almost the entire way.
She replied: “I mean, I’m sure when you watch it back, there are some areas that we can tighten up, but you know, when you’ve got two great players that can create shots for themselves, you know, really easily, there are flows of the game that I think you’re going to see that.
“I mean, we see it in the NBA all the time. I think that, you know, players keep getting better and we’re seeing it in the WNBA as well. I don’t know how many possessions there were, but it was fun to watch.
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“And then I think, you know, the biggest thing is how you get everybody else involved outside of those moments, but I just thought it was two great players making great plays.”
Of course, making a direct comparison to the NBA is a sensitive topic given what is currently going on with Enes Kanter and Royce White, but day-by-day the WNBA is growing.
After all, the WNBA’s average value-to-revenue multiple is higher than the NFL and the NBA.
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