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WNBA Responds to Big Caitlin Clark News on Sunday
WNBA Responds to Big Caitlin Clark News on Sunday. Clark and Collier earned their role as All-Star captains because they collected the most fan votes. Clark led all players in fan voting with 1,293,526 votes, while Collier tallied 1,176,020 votes. The WNBA will announce the rosters for the 2025 AT&T WNBA All‑Star Game on July 19, 2025, at 8:30 p.m. ET on TNT. The full pool of All-Stars will be revealed on July 14, 2025.
On Sunday, the league officially named Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark and Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier as captains for the 2025 AT&T WNBA All‑Star Game.
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That means that once the full pool of All-Stars is revealed, Clark and Collier will get to draft their individual rosters for the All-Star Game.
The announcement, shared moments later on X by the WNBA, was accompanied by the message, “Introducing your 2025 @ATT WNBA All‑Star Captains 🚨 Representing the EAST: Caitlin Clark | @IndianaFever Representing the WEST: Napheesa Collier | @Minnesotalynx.”
As July 19 approaches, all eyes will be on how Clark and Collier lead their teams into the WNBA’s biggest weekend.
Clark’s meteoric rise has been one of the defining stories of the WNBA.
After capturing leaguewide attention as the 2024 Rookie of the Year and earning a spot on the All‑WNBA First Team, the first rookie since Candace Parker in 2008 to do so, Clark has seamlessly transitioned into her sophomore campaign with Indiana.
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Through nine games this season, she’s averaging 18.2 points, 8.9 assists (career-high), 5 rebounds and 1.6 steals per contest, underscoring her evolving all‑around impact.
Clark and Collier earned their role as All-Star captains because they collected the most fan votes. Clark led all players in fan voting with 1,293,526 votes. Collier tallied 1,176,020 votes.
Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (24).© Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images
Collier, meanwhile, has propelled the Lynx to the league’s best record at 13-2 heading into Sunday.
A now five‑time All‑Star, two-time All-WNBA first team selection and last season’s Defensive Player of the Year, she’s pacing the WNBA with 24.5 points, while averaging 8.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 29, 2025, where it first appeared.
Caitlin Clark’s Boyfriend Reacts to Indiana Fever Star Making WNBA History
Caitlin Clark was voted as one of two captains for the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game. She led all vote-getters with 1,293,526 ballots cast in her favor. Clark’s longtime partner, former Iowa standout and current Butler assistant coach Connor McCaffery, was quick to acknowledge her latest honor. The couple started dating in April 2023 and went public with their relationship a few months later. The Fever sit at an even 8‑8, good for third place in the Eastern Conference and seventh overall, 5.5 games back of the league-leading Minnesota Lynx (13-2)
The Indiana Fever’s star guard Caitlin Clark added another milestone to her burgeoning career on Sunday.
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With the WNBA gearing up for its All-Star weekend on July 19, hosted for the first time in franchise history, the Fever star was voted by fans, players and media as one of two captains for the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game.
Clark’s selection marks her second straight All-Star nod and her first time as captain, after she led all vote-getters with 1,293,526 ballots cast in her favor.
This figure is the most All-Star fan votes garnered by any player in league history. Clark is also the first Fever player to be voted as All-Star captain.
Through nine games this year, she’s averaged 18.2 points, 8.9 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 1.6 steals per contest, building on a rookie season that saw her named WNBA Rookie of the Year and All-WNBA First Team in 2024.
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Clark’s longtime partner, former Iowa standout and current Butler assistant coach Connor McCaffery, was quick to acknowledge her latest honor.
Shortly after the Fever announced Clark as an All-Star captain, McCaffery reshared Indiana’s Instagram post on his own story.
Connor McCaffery’s girlfriend, Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, was voted as on of the two captains in the upcoming WNBA All-Star game.Connor McCaffery, Instagram
The couple started dating in April 2023 and went public with their relationship a few months later.
McCaffery, son of former Iowa men’s coach Fran McCaffery, marked their two‑year anniversary this spring with heartfelt tributes on social media and remains one of Clark’s most steadfast supporters.
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark poses for a photo with Connor McCaffery after a NCAA Big Ten Conference women’s basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.© Joseph Cress/For the Register / USA TODAY NETWORK
Despite battling a nagging groin strain that sidelined her in late June, Clark remains the focal point of Indiana’s offense.
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Under coach Stephanie White, the Fever sit at an even 8‑8, good for third place in the Eastern Conference and seventh overall, 5.5 games back of the league-leading Minnesota Lynx (13-2).
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 29, 2025, where it first appeared.
Fever Can’t Hide Their Excitement After Big Caitlin Clark News on Sunday
Fever Can’t Hide Their Excitement After Big Caitlin Clark News on Sunday. The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game comes up on July 19. The reigning Rookie of the Year remains day to day, but in the games she has played, she has continued to prove she’s one of the league’s best players. Clark has appeared in nine games, averaging 18.2 points, 5 rebounds and 8.9 assists. She was sidelined earlier in the year with a left quad strain, and then injured her groin.
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has now missed seven games this season while dealing with two separate injuries. She was sidelined earlier in the year with a left quad strain, returned shortly after, and then injured her groin.
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The reigning Rookie of the Year remains day to day, but in the games she has played, she has continued to prove she’s one of the league’s best players. Clark has appeared in nine games, averaging 18.2 points, 5 rebounds and 8.9 assists.
With the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game coming up on July 19, the league announced the two captains for this year’s matchup on Sunday.
Clark, who led all players in fan voting with 1,293,526 votes, earned an automatic spot and will serve as one of the captains. She’ll be joined by Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, who was also named a captain with 1,176,020 votes.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22).Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images
Shortly after the news was announced, the Fever’s social media team reacted with a post.
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“captain CC 🤩,” the Fever said.
This is Clark’s second All-Star appearance, and this time she’ll get to play in front of the Fever faithful. Indiana’s Gainbridge Fieldhouse will host the game for the first time this year.
The rest of the 2025 WNBA All-Star starters will be announced on Monday, with the 12 reserve players to be revealed July 6. Clark and Collier will then draft the two teams on July 8 during an hourlong edition of “WNBA Countdown.”
As for the coaches, the ones leading the teams with the two best records through Friday’s games will get the opportunity to coach the All-Star teams.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 29, 2025, where it first appeared.