A dramatic account of Caitlin Clark’s first record-breaking year in the WNBA, which has brought her unprecedented media attention and endorsement deals, sold out arenas wherever she plays, and fueled talk of long-sought parity between men’s and women’s sports.
A revolution in women's sports is occurring led by WNBA sensation Caitlin Clark who is collecting as much media buzz as her storied NBA male counterparts and performing feats that have made her a must-see attraction.
What Clark has brought to woman’s professional basketball is without precedent. Prior to entering the WNBA, she was the top-scoring basketball player—male or female—in NCAA history, and her college finals game drew more TV viewers than the NBA playoffs. She was drafted to the WNBA as the #1 overall pick. In her rookie season, WNBA sales are up nearly 100% and Clark’s team, the Indiana Fever, is consistently selling out arenas.
On Her Game shows Clark, a preternaturally self-possessed performer, at the center of a whirlwind, simultaneously handling the body blows of rival players eager to put her on notice and the incessant questions of reporters whose mythmaking only adds to the pressure. The book recreates the highlights of Clark’s rookie year as she sets social media ablaze with ever-more stunning feats, and the narrative also looks back at the moments that made Clark the player—and person—she is today. Drawing on extensive interviews with Clark, her teammates, Indiana Fever management, and rival players, On Her Game gives readers an all-access pass to one of the most exciting young women—and moments—in sports.
Adding drama to the tale is what the Clark phenomenon portends for the scaling up of media attention accorded to all woman across all sports. If there was any doubt before, there is none now: Clark is proving that a once-in-a-generation female athlete can equal or surpass the media attention given any man. And with the ratcheting up of interest, journalists and audiences are discovering that many of the athletes suited up beside Clark deserve the same awe.
