Fever's Caitlin Clark draws in record crowd for Indiana debut: 'Pretty unheard of'

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The Caitlin Clark effect is in full swing. 

The former Iowa star made her debut in Indiana on Thursday night in the Fever’s final preseason game against the Atlanta Dream, and fans flocked to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to watch the WNBA rookie in action. 

Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Indiana Fever, ties her sneakers before the game against the Atlanta Dream on May 9, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)

The crowd attendance set a record for the franchise, which averaged just 4,000 fans a game last season. 

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The official attendance on Thursday night was more than triple at 13,028. 

"It was a lot of fun. I thought they were loud, I thought they were into it. It was fun to see some people in some Iowa stuff and then a lot of people in Fever gear," Clark said during her postgame presser. 

"This is a preseason game on a Thursday night and there’s 13,000 people here. I think that just shows what it's going to be like for us all season, and it's going to help us. You know, these are going to be games at home that you’re going to need to win. So I’m excited for our home opener. I think it's going to be a packed house, obviously, versus a really great team. 

Young fans hold up signs supporting Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, #22, playing against the Atlanta Dream during a WNBA preseason game on May 9, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"It’s pretty incredible, 13,000 at a preseason game is pretty unheard of." 

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