Connecticut Sun wants fans to know they have a shot of playing Indiana Fever in playoffs
The Connecticut Sun apparently prefer to play the Indiana Fever in the opening round of the 2024 WNBA playoffs.
Connecticut's X account advertised playoff tickets on Wednesday and Indiana was front and center. According to a tweet, the Sun have a 56.8% chance of playing the Fever in the postseason. Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston were also featured in the post.
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The Connecticut Sun are selling playoff tickets and they'd really like you to know there's a 56.8% chance they're facing the Indiana Fever in the first round. pic.twitter.com/ZAuzDX8aGW
— ✏️Jacob Feldman (@JacobFeldman4) September 11, 2024
The Phoenix Mercury have a 36.7% of playing the Sun in the first round of the playoffs. Mercury players Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner are included in the tweet.
The Fever sit at 19-17 overall and are in sixth place out of 12 teams in the league (the top eight teams make the playoffs). The Sun are 26-10 (third place).
Indiana is 1-3 against Connecticut this season. The Fever, with the help of Clark, saw a 264.6% increase in ticket sales (year over year). Indiana was the top WNBA team in total home and away attendance.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Connecticut Sun use likely Indiana Fever playoff series to sell tickets