WNBA ticket hikes frustrate fans

The WNBA’s rising popularity comes at a real cost: Ticket prices are rising. The Athletic reports that fans across the United States are frustrated, noting that a dozen sitting courtside at a recent New York Liberty game wore shirts with the message “We’ve been priced out.” The article says one perplexed Liberty fan even created a Google spreadsheet to help Liberty ticketholders track price changes — more than two dozen entries showed increases of 100%. Team valuations are at record highs as the league begins its new $1.1 billion media rights deal next year. Another story on SB Nation found that the Indiana Fever raised ticket prices by 169% from 2023 to 2024.