On the NBA side, Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown made an appearance pregame during the Sun’s block party on Canal St. During the game, he sat courtside along with Celtics teammate Georges Niang and a pair of Boston Bruins and Boston Red Sox players.

Caitlin Clark Makes WNBA History Against Connecticut Sun originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have started to come alive as the WNBA All-Star Game nears, jumping to 11-10 through their first 21 games of the 2025 WNBA season.

In our anonymous player poll, athletes also expressed whether they should make at least $1 million in maximum salaries.

Fans traveled across state lines to cheer on their respective teams, and expressed their desire for Boston to create its own WNBA team.

"I think the market here itself is just going to be better for a women’s basketball program," said Sun guard Saniya Rivers.

What's clear is that Providence would face stiff competition from Boston, where the Connecticut Sun already have an established audience.

First, the Huskies took in a Los Angeles Sparks' WNBA game against the Washington Mystics at Crypto.com Arena. UConn players even got to show off their throwing arms when they tossed T-shirts into the stands during a break in the action.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts officially proclaimed July 15, 2025 to be ‘WNBA Day in Boston’. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed the official proclamation the same day the Connecticut Sun took on the Indiana Fever at TD Garden,

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