Women’s basketball sensation Caitlin Clark is open to the idea of adding a four-point line in WNBA and NBA – an inclusion, which according to her, will boost the viewership of the world's biggest leagues.
WNBA star Caitlin Clark says 4-point line is 'great idea'
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Women’s basketball sensation Caitlin Clark is open to the idea of adding a four-point line in WNBA and NBA – an inclusion, which according to her, will boost the viewership of the world's biggest leagues.
In the “New Height” – a podcast which is hosted by American football stars and siblings Jason and Travis Kelce on YouTube, the 22-year-old Clark expressed her approval of the possible addition of a 4-point line in the professional scene.
“I love that. Let’s do it, that’s a great idea [adding a] four-point line,” said Clark when Travis Kelce mentioned the 4-point line would help to boost the ratings of the professional tournaments.
“That’s actually so genius, that’s so genius,” Jason Kelce added.
The idea of adding the additional arc to official games stemmed from the PBA after it became the official league to have adopted the new rule during its Season 48.
Meralco’s Paolo Banchero made history in last year’s Governors’ Cup where he became the first-ever PBA player to drill a four-point basket.
Other factors that Clark thought about the decreasing numbers in NBA viewership is its players physicality which is an evident display of basketball evolution through the years.
“Obviously, the physicality of the league has changed a lot and I wasn’t around when it was much more physical and maybe people want more beef and physicality, and people think it’s gone soft,” said Clark.
“I also think that the skill has just changed and like, that’s what’s great about basketball, it's always evolving,” she continued.
The proud daughter of Des Moines, Iowa was considered as a once-in-a-blue-moon cager in women’s basketball as she single handedly increased the popularity of the distaff side in collegiate and professional ranks.
After leading Iowa in the title game, Clark was picked by the Indiana Fever as the first overall pick of the 2024 Draft. She led the squad with multiple historic records but came up short to the Connecticut Sun, 2-0, in the first round.
And with Clark unprecedented numbers and impact in women’s basketball, she won the AP Female Athlete of the year – a feat that only snared by three other WNBA stars in Shery Swoopes (1993), Rebecca Lobo (1995), and Candace Parker (2008, 2021).