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Sports Illustrated
Michael Kadlick

How Caitlin Clark’s Popularity Led to the Indiana Fever Being Audited

Fans cheer for Caitlin Clark. | Emily Faith Morgan-Imagn Images

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has affected women's basketball in more ways than one. Not only has attendance at games skyrocketed since she was selected No. 1 overall in the 2024 WNBA draft, but the league's overall valuation is soaring—so much so that her own team has been audited.

Yes, you read that correctly. In a recent episode of The Right Time with Bomani Jones, Travonne Edwards—formerly of The Athletic and currently a strategist for JD Finish Line in Indianapolis—shared that the Fever have sold so much merchandise that they hit their team quota in the store "to the point where they got audited."

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