She was snubbed for U.S. Women’s Olympic Team. But that didn’t stop phenom Caitlin Clark from becoming a WNBA All-Star — and she received the most votes among all players.
Clark was the only player to eclipse 700,000 votes (by 735), while her Indiana Fever teammate Aaliyah Boston ranked second with 618,680.
Clark was averaging 16.2 points and 6.9 assists per game, both of which rank tops among rookies. Among all players, she ranks third in assists per game and 16th in points per contest.
Also joining Clark as an All-Star selection is her often-dubbed “rival” Angel Reese who recently set the league’s all-time record for most consecutive games with a double-double (10). Reese leads the WNBA with 11.8 rebounds per game, and is one of just four players averaging a double-double this season.
Despite both players saying there is a rivalry, both Clark and Reese have been in the proverbial spotlight since the 2023 national championship, when Reese, then of LSU, hit Clark, an Iowa Hawkeye at the time, with a “you can’t see me” taunt and pointed at her ring finger.
Clark and Iowa got revenge in this past March Madness tournament, and Clark is also 2-1 against Reese in their WNBA careers.
Now, the two will share a locker room, a bench, and, quite possibly, the floor. Their last two matchups are the two-most watched WNBA games in over 20 years.
Clark and Reese were the only two rookies named as All-Stars and they will ironically face the United States Olympic team, which Clark was left off of.