Sold out arenas became the norm. Soaring television ratings helped expand the fan base. Clark, Reese, the presumptive league MVP A’ja Wilson and others continually chased record-breaking statistics. And routine conversations and social media posts spurred sometimes heated debates about everything from basketball to culture.

The Chicago Sky have an outside chance of making the 2024 WNBA Playoffs. If it does, they will be without star rookie Angel Reese.

Destiny Jackson recently committed to the U of I for basketball and talked about how Clark and Reese have shifted the way people view the WNBA