Sports Illustrated (06/08/25) Silverman, Blake

The Chicago Sky's recent game against the Indiana Fever made history by it being the first-ever WNBA contest played at the Windy City's United Center. The sellout crowd of 19,496 fans set an attendance record for the Sky, and that was even with the United Center undergoing minor construction that limited ticket sales. According to Across the Timeline, the team's previous attendance record was 16,444 fans back in 2016 when the team still played at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. The Sky-Fever game at United Center now ranks as the 16th highest attended regular season game in WNBA history. Unfortunately, for the hometown fans, the Sky lost.

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