Thank you Caitlin

I love listening to Angel and the rest of the thug trash talk Clark.

Chicago Sky jack up season ticket prices

Axios News

Angel Reese celebrates a win against the Aces after on July 16 in Las Vegas.

The Chicago Sky are enjoying a surge in popularity, and that seems to have prompted a spike in season-ticket prices.

Driving the news: Sky season ticket holders were shocked this week when invoices arrived and prices had more than doubled.

By the numbers: Courtside seats went from $4,500 to $11,000, while 18-game packages for more modest seats jumped from $270 to $985, according to the Tribune.

Zoom in: The Sky did not warn season ticket holders of the impending increases nor explain why they were raising the costs.

Sky organization officials did not respond to Axios' request for comment.

What they're saying: "I was completely surprised by how much the prices went up," Sky season ticket holder Erin Drain tells Axios. Her two tickets in the lower level of Wintrust Arena went from $2,500 to $4,400.

Context: The Sky has become a hot ticket, thanks to the emergence of star rookie Angel Reese. Her rivalry with megastar Caitlin Clark generated so much interest that tickets for a recent home game against the Clark's team, the Indiana Fever, went for almost $300 a seat.

Threat level: "I'm super-worried that people are going to be priced out," Drain said. "I'm worried it's just going to be like every other sporting event, bros with money who are coming as sort of a novelty and don't actually care."