WNBA fandom costs rise as growing popularity drives up ticket prices

News Source : Yahoo Entertainment
News Summary
- Caitlin Shann paid $600 for her season tickets in Section 3.
- The following summer, in August 2024, she was shocked to see her renewal cost.
- The price nearly doubled to just shy of $1,200 for the same seat and only two more regular-season games.
- “The value of what I get as a season-ticket holder has decreased over the last two years as my ticket prices have gone up astronomically,” Shann said.
- The league faces the challenge of maintaining a fan culture that has helped it grow but also recognizing the need to capitalize on a revenue stream as demand explodes.
Caitlin Shann attended her first New York Liberty game on pride night in June 2022. The WNBA had not been on her radar, and she didnt know many people who followed the league. But during her first vi [+9702 chars]