The WNBA just set an attendance record — and experts say the league's next leap is bigger arenas and more games, riding new teams, new stars and a cultural wave behind women's sports.
Expansion + stars + visibility = full buildings. The Valkyries' Finals run as an expansion team is the exclamation point.
A Canadian WNBA franchise remains the dream deferred. Every American sellout is both inspiration and indictment: the market is proven, the bid is waiting. Build it.
Sources: CBC News. Context from the Young Hadene newsroom.
Yes — a new league high this season.
Potentially more games in larger venues.