WNBA announces Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia in new expansion
USA TODAY’s Meghan Hall breaks down the news of the WNBA expansion teams to three new cities and what this means to the league.
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The WNBA announced the players who will participate in the annual All-Star Game on Monday, and while Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark and Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier were the top vote-getters and named captains, the results of how the vote was tabulated bothered some.
The voting process consists of 50% fan votes, 25% WNBA player votes, and 25% media votes. Clark received the most fan votes, but when it came to her fellow peers in the league, for some reason, she isn’t quite regarded as an elite player as a guard. The media voted her third in their rankings behind Allisha Gray of Atlanta, and New York’s Sabrina Ionescu.
At least one person seemed to think Clark was ranked ninth by her fellow players. ESPN’s longtime college basketball analyst Dick Vitale ripped the WNBA players after seeing the results of the voting.
“Absolutely PURE JEALOUSY that @WNBA players voted Caitlin Clark the 9th best guard. Some day they will realize what she Has done for ALL of the players in the WNBA . Charted planes – increase in salaries-sold out crowds – improved TV Ratings,” Vitale wrote on social media.
The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game will be played on July 19 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Clark is averaging 18.2 points, 8.9 assists, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.2 steals and has missed seven games this season due to a quad and then a groin injury.
Clark is listed as questionable for Tuesday’s Commissioner’s Cup Final against the Lynx and Collier.
