I’m extremely curious about this

The Indiana Fever announced that their road games against the Washington Mystics on May 28 and Sept. 7 will be played at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore instead of their original location, the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.

The Fever didn’t provide a reason for the venue change, but IndyStar reported that it was an attempt by the Mystics to capitalize on the ever-rising popularity of the Fever, fueled by superstar Caitlin Clark.

The Entertainment and Sports Arena holds fewer than 5,000 fans, while the CFG Bank Arena can accommodate around 14,000. Last year, the Fever-Mystics game was played at the Capital One Arena, the home of the NBA’s Washington Wizards. The game set a WNBA attendance record of 20,711.

However, this will not be possible next season due to renovations at the venue.

The location change sparked speculation among WNBA fans on social media, with many questioning why the games couldn’t be moved to the Capital One Arena once again.

“Why not use Capital One Arena again? This is very weird. Use the biggest arena available,” one wrote.

“They moving for any other teams…?? Makes ya think🤔,” said another fan.

“I’m extremely curious (nosy) about this venue change. Would expect Cap One. Maybe it’s a scheduling conflict,” said a fan.

“why not the Cap One Arena ?,” asked another fan.

“Why did they move it to the 14k arena and not the 20k arena the Wizards play in?,” another fan said.

The Fever led the league in total home and away attendance in the 2024 WNBA season, becoming the league’s most-watched team.

Fever star Caitlin Clark says women’s basketball boom is just the beginning

Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark has been the figurehead of the uprising of women’s basketball in the past year. She reflected on the sport’s rise in the Women’s Sports Awards luncheon at T-Mobile Center in February, promising that the boom was only the start of something bigger.

“The way women’s sports and women’s basketball has taken off is truly incredible. This is just the beginning. It’s showing the world, not even just our country, how great it is and how fun it is to watch women’s athletics,” Clark said.

Clark was named Time Magazine’s Athlete of the Year in 2024 after a momentous year that included breaking the all-time NCAA scoring record, being drafted into the WNBA as the top pick and leading the Fever to their first playoff appearance since 2016.

Edited by William Paul