The Chicago Sky-Indiana Fever game Saturday brought a franchise-record crowd of 19,496 to the United Center. Do fans see the teams as rivals?

The Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever did not pack the house at United Center, but there's a simple explanation for this

Chicago Sky coach Tyler Marsh recalled working the 2020 NBA All-Star game at the United Center when he was an assistant with the Toronto Raptors. He mentioned that his first experience at a WNBA All-Star game was also in Chicago — two years later at Wintrust Arena.