{"id":301067,"date":"2024-05-20T07:44:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T12:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/tina-charles-credits-caitlin-clark-new-generation-for-wnbas-popularity-growth"},"modified":"2024-05-20T07:44:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T12:44:48","slug":"tina-charles-credits-caitlin-clark-new-generation-for-wnbas-popularity-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/tina-charles-credits-caitlin-clark-new-generation-for-wnbas-popularity-growth","title":{"rendered":"Tina Charles Credit Caitlin Clark, &#039;New Era&#039; For WNBA&#039;s Reputation Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"40.8513289037\">\n<section id=\"cb-eb2ce9c97401d9a72f941f51b59a1ba6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-9d9134cb-6091-47b9-9431-618f25fdf3d4-33365067-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-9d9134cb-6091-47b9-9431-618f25fdf3d4-33365067-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d0\/16by9\/2024\/05\/16\/d0a6b71659b84c399cd91dcabc6a0002_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-eb2ce9c97401d9a72f941f51b59a1ba6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-61df9b9abb1706a1a2e42000d5326863\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29.2324561404\">\n<p>The WNBA is boomin&#8217; right now &#8230; and it&#8217;s all thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/caitlin-clark\/\"><strong>Caitlin Clark<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>and the league&#8217;s new crop of rookies, at least that&#8217;s according to <strong>Tina Charles, <\/strong>who&#8217;s crediting the youngsters for injecting a whole new life into the game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-61df9b9abb1706a1a2e42000d5326863--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5d29d77bdbe235387431cd35c0388508\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>The Atlanta Dream star didn&#8217;t mince words when<strong> TMZ Sports<\/strong> caught up with her at LAX this week &#8230; saying straight up the WNBA&#8217;s &#8220;new generation&#8221; is responsible for all of the new buzz that&#8217;s now surrounding the league.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5d29d77bdbe235387431cd35c0388508--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-242c641d2e4dac09c4c1ec2f99189c38\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240517_9f149e84f6834acf89142f74af1d2f06\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:5b939bf7-fa3d-49a1-a510-156cc07a3fd6\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9f\/4by3\/2024\/05\/17\/9f149e84f6834acf89142f74af1d2f06_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-242c641d2e4dac09c4c1ec2f99189c38--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-297a2201b64bb9e910e41e83cc8f7609\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>&#8220;The energy that we&#8217;re getting, the reception, the eyes that we&#8217;re getting on us &#8212; this is amazing,&#8221; the center said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-297a2201b64bb9e910e41e83cc8f7609--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7ad25ab4a39677ab64cf7fcc6fbf64e2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"27\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just because of the new generation that&#8217;s coming in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7ad25ab4a39677ab64cf7fcc6fbf64e2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b387755ef6f132cb89a1b9f32368f20e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b387755ef6f132cb89a1b9f32368f20e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4a66e4cb849f4e4295205392fa7068e8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28.6626984127\">\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been living under a rock &#8230; the WNBA has seen a huge surge in just about every department since the season kicked off earlier this month. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/04\/16\/caitlin-clark-indiana-fever-jersey-history-fanatics-wnba\/\"><strong>Jersey sales are up<\/strong><\/a>, tickets have been bought in bunches, and viewers are tuning in at a historic rate.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4a66e4cb849f4e4295205392fa7068e8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-849e346d4af47788fdf616cf0ad148bc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"16.4536082474\">\n<p>In fact, players are now getting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/05\/09\/wnba-announces-charter-flights-program-2024-25-seasons\/\"><strong>chartered flights to and from away games<\/strong><\/a> amid all of the growth.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-849e346d4af47788fdf616cf0ad148bc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fddd8b5bbb66dff1fb4a0913ca7ea468\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240517_3cd30154827a4811a05e308f62cd3ae6\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:5b939bf7-fa3d-49a1-a510-156cc07a3fd6\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3c\/4by3\/2024\/05\/17\/3cd30154827a4811a05e308f62cd3ae6_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Caitlin Clark Cameron Brink Angel Reese Getty\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fddd8b5bbb66dff1fb4a0913ca7ea468--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1460f8018e3a7b0171cb76574babc652\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.1219512195\">\n<p>Charles credited Clark specifically for helping make it all happen &#8230; 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