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ESPN TV company Dick Vitale came to the defense of Indiana Fever Star Caitlin Clark after her WNBA buddies voted her as the ninth-best All-Star Guard.
Clark’s location was a shock to many across the social media landscape. She was named one of the captains of the All-Star game and received more than 1.2 million fan voices. WNBA determined all-star starters based on fan rank, media rank and plays rank. The overall weighted score helped determine starters.
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ESPN -TV company Dick Vitale came in defense of Indiana Fever Star Caitlin Clark. (Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
Second year’s guard was ranked as ninth among her colleagues All-Stars,
“It’s absurd how a # of players in @wnba have treated @CaitlinClark22! So sad, but I know they love the charter flights – the increase in wages – crowds – TV classifications since arriving from @iowawb.
He was far from the only one who expressed his opinion on the question.
A potential reason why Clark’s comrades ranked her so low among guards is due to only nine of the fever’s 16 games this season. Clark has been dealing with injuries in her second season, which continues now as she has missed the last two matches.
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Indiana Fever Guard Caitlin Clark against Chicago Sky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 17, 2025. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Published Pictures)
Clark had also struggled recently and went only 13-of-47 from three-point territory in his last three matches.
Still, Clark is an average of 18.2 points, 8.9 assists, five rebounds and 1.6 steal over 33.3 minutes per minute. Match this season. Only Phoenix Mercury’s Alyssa Thomas-there could be among the 12 All-Star playing reserves, which will be chosen by the league’s head coach and announced this Sunday-Has several assists per day. Games (9.3) and she has touched the hardwood in 12 competitions this season.
While Clark has been integrated into the emergence of WNBA’s popularity since the Breaking Rookie and League records last season with the fever, there have been many disputed moments with opponents. All events were talking about the sports world for a few days.
Indiana Fever Guard Caitlin Clark smiles after taking a pass to the basket that led to a score against Dallas Wings on Sunday, September 1, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
But Clark and Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier will be the ones who prepare players for their all-star troops, and now they know who starts with them at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Clarks Fever Home, on July 19.
