Aces post WNBA’s largest attendance since 1999 in Caitlin Clark’s visit to T-Mobile Arena WPXI [Video]

Caitlin Clark is an All-Star. She also remains big business for the WNBA, as do the Las Vegas Aces.

In a much-anticipated game against Clark’s Indiana Fever at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday, the Aces posted the largest regular-season single-game attendance the WNBA has seen since 1999, with 20,366 fans at the sold-out NHL arena.

The Aces typically play their games in the Michelob ULTRA Arena, but moved this game to T-Mobile Arena, home of the Vegas Golden Knights, due to increased ticket demand stemming from Clark’s popularity.

While it’s easy to credit Clark, the Aces’ own local popularity was also likely a major factor in that number. They were already the first team in WNBA history to sell out every one of the regular-season home games.

The four WNBA regular-season games with higher attendance are actually tied for first with 20,674 fans, via Washington Mystics sell-outs of what is now known as Capital One Arena in 1998 and 1999. The Mystics …