Indiana Fever v Washington Mystics

Caitlin Clark’s arrival in Washington for Indiana Fever’s WNBA game against the Mystics drew a record crowd into the Capital One Arena on June 7. The game was earlier scheduled to be staged at Washington Mystics usual home arena, “Entertainment & Sports Arena,” which has a total capacity of 4,200 people.

With a significant spike in demand for tickets, the game between Indiana Fever and Washington Mystics was shifted to the Capita One Arena, which has a significantly higher seating capacity.


Despite the shift in arena, the match between Fever and Mystics was sold out and the Capital One Arena was jam-packed with expectant fans, most of whom arrived to catch a glimpse of Caitlin Clark.

The game between Indiana Fever and Washington Mystics scripted a fresh milestone in 17 years. The game was attended by 20,333 fans at the Capital One Arena, which is the highest attendance recorded for a WNBA game in the last 17 years.

Furthermore, the Washington Mystics collected $1,000,000+ in gate revenue from the game, which was the highest ever in franchise history.


The Caitlin Clark craze drew a historic crowd at the Capital One Arena despite Indiana Fever and Washington Mystics having a combined record of 3-20 before their game on June 7.

Highest recorded attendance in WNBA history

With 20,333 people watching from the stands, the Indiana Fever vs. Washington Mystics game recorded the 5th highest attendance for a WNBA game in history.

The record for the highest attendance for a WNBA game was created on July 21, 1999 when the Washington Mystics hosted the now-defunct Cleveland Rockers at the Verizon Center Arena with 20,674 fans.

Interestingly, the top 9 highest attended WNBA games in history feature the Washington Mystics.

Caitlin Clark puts on a show for over 20,000 fans

Caitlin Clark didn’t disappoint the fans who made their way into the Capital One Arena in large numbers on June 9. The fans had their money’s worth as the Indiana Fever rookie had one of the best games of her young career.


Clark tied her season high with 30 points and filled the stat sheet with an all-round performance. Caitlin Clark knocked down seven 3-pointers in the game and went 7-13 from beyond the arc along with eight rebounds, six assists and four steals.

Clark’s brilliance led Indiana Fever to their third win of the season and poured misery on Washington Mystics wounds. The Mystics are yet to win a game this season and slipped to 0-11 on the season after their recent loss.