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WNBA star A’ja Wilson has been quick to push back on the reasons the league has gained in popularity over the last two years and the narrative that Caitlin Clark is the major driver.

The Indiana Fever star has certainly helped expand the WNBA’s popularity since she entered the league in 2024.

The Fever’s regular-season game against the Chicago Sky in May drew an average of 2.7 million viewers for the most watched regular-season game in history. There’s no denying that Clark has played a huge role in those numbers.

In an interview with Time magazine after being named the outlet’s player of the year, Wilson said she believed the history of the WNBA was being “erased for a minute” in the midst of Clark’s emergence.

“It wasn’t a hit at me becaus

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