Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky shall be internet hosting Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever in some greater digs this season.
The Sky are shifting each of their extremely anticipated residence video games towards the Fever to the United Center, marking the primary WNBA video games within the historical past of the 31-year-old venue, recognized for being the house area of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks.
“Chicago Sky followers have persistently proven up for the workforce and the town,” mentioned Sky president Adam Fox in an announcement. “We wish to reward their ardour and dedication by bringing this pleasure to an expanded capability.”
The video games, initially scheduled for June 7 and July 26 (now July 27), are anticipated to interrupt franchise attendance data for the Sky, who play within the 10,000-seat Wintrust Enviornment. The present attendance file for the franchise occurred on July 13, 2016, in entrance of 16,444 at Allstate Enviornment exterior of Chicago. The United Center can accommodate over 20,000 followers.
The WNBA common season will function 5 matchups between the Sky and the Fever, with Indiana internet hosting 3 of the video games at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. That is the primary 12 months that each WNBA workforce will play 44 regular-season video games, up from 40 final season.
The Sky be a part of the Washington Mystics and the Connecticut Solar as groups who shall be internet hosting Fever video games in bigger venues. The Mystics lately introduced two residence video games towards the Fever shall be moved to CFG Financial institution Enviornment in Baltimore, which holds 14,000 followers. The Solar will host the Fever on the Celtics residence area, TD Backyard, in Boston.
Tickets for the Chicago video games go on sale March 11.