The 2024 WNBA season: A historic year for women’s basketball, both on and off the court
CNN
From record-breaking rookies to never-before-seen viewing figures culminating in a pulsating, back-and-forth finals that went the distance, the 2024 season is one that will shape the future of the sport.
With confetti falling from the rafters, a boisterous Brooklyn crowd bellowing and the victorious New York Liberty celebrating, the curtain fell on the 2024 WNBA season. But this was no ordinary year for women’s hoops. From record-breaking rookies to never-before-seen viewing figures culminating in a pulsating, back-and-forth finals that went the distance, the 2024 season is one that will shape the future of the sport. The latest edition of the WNBA season had all the hallmarks for booming success, with all the pieces falling into place almost serendipitously. “It was this perfect storm of the league growing exponentially, and then you hit this season where the college game really gave the WNBA a boost,” veteran WNBA analyst LaChina Robinson told CNN Sport. Rookies such as Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese had forged incredible fanbases from their time playing at the collegiate level and were now able to perform alongside and against WNBA stars who had become household names and brands.
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