Has Women's Basketball’s “Moment” Exploded into a New Era?

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🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The 2024 WNBA season begins tonight, and you’ve probably heard that women’s basketball is having a moment. But with ratings and excitement skyrocketing around the college game, and an incoming rookie class stepping into the W, bringing along more social media followers than ever, the question is: has that moment turned into an era? Hall of Famer and ESPN basketball analyst Rebecca Lobo is here to tell us how the game is evolving right before our eyes, and what Caitlin Clark and the rest of this rookie class has in store for them. Plus, she breaks down whether or not we’re heading for a rematch of super teams from New York and Las Vegas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The popularity of women's basketball continues to grow and it's leading to some big
0:08.9	changes for the WMBA.
0:09.9	Yeah, a few different developments here on Tuesday, the League's Commissioner announced all 12 teams.
0:16.0	We'll begin charter travel this season.
0:19.0	With the first pick in the 2024 WMB draft the Indiana Fever select Caitlin Clark University of
0:28.9	Iowa. She is officially a member of the Indiana Fever after as decorated a collegiate career
0:37.0	as we have ever seen Caitlin Clark now a professional.
0:42.8	Well, Aces's fans are excited to A.J. Wilson announcing her Nike signature shoe
0:48.6	on one of the most special days of her life.
0:50.8	Wilson broke news today that her A1 shoe will be coming out spring of 2025. The 20-24 W-N-B-A season begins tonight and it feels like the moment that you've heard
1:11.0	us describe around women's basketball has exploded into the start of a new era.
1:16.0	The W has moved into the 21st century with team travel, finally authorizing charter flights around the country.
1:24.0	The best player in the league, Asia Wilson, and its newest star,
1:28.3	Caitlin Clark, are both sporting shoe deals.
1:31.7	Year two of the Super Team era gets underway while maybe the most visible
1:36.0	draft class in league history gets ready for their professional debuts.
1:41.9	So today Hall of Famer and ESPAN analyst Rebecca Lobo tells us about her own transition
1:48.1	from amateur athlete to professional and sets the table for everything we need to know about the upcoming W&BA season.
1:56.0	I'm Clint E8. It's Tuesday, May 14th.
2:01.0	This is ESPN Dale.
2:08.6	Rebecca Lobo, when's the first time
2:10.4	you flew on a chartered flight for basketball. The first time I flew on a chartered
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