The WNBA’s Most-Famous Fans, From Aubrey Plaza to Jennifer Hudson
When it comes to pop-culture clout, the WNBA is dunking on everyone these days, with its roster of charismatic star athletes, their viral rivalries, and their off-court fashion slays. No wonder the league has been shattering viewership and attendance records of late. But there’s one more thing that’s really fun about pro basketball: Watching the celebrities who occupy prime courtside seats. Unlike at NFL games, where A-list attendees tend to be tucked away in luxury boxes, at basketball games they’re right out in the open—like regular fans, only with a much better view, and the opportunity to fist-bump the ballers.
The most star-studded courtside scene is probably at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, which comes right out and touts its “CeLIBERTY Row” at New York Liberty games. While lots of A-listers—from actors to singers to athletes from other sports—come to watch this WNBA team and others, here are the famous attendees who’ve earned hardcore-fan status at this point in the game.
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