WNBA icon Teresa Weatherspoon chose wisely, as the honorary All-Star Game GM used her No. 1 pick to pair four-time MVP A’ja Wilson with anchor Caitlin Clark.
Clark landed on Team Spoon via a coin toss after finishing second in fan voting, with Rookie of the Year frontrunner Olivia Miles, 2023 No. 1 pick Aliyah Boston, and triple-double machine Jessica Shepard rounding out the starting lineup.
Reserve standouts Rhyne Howard and Nneka Ogwumike bring creativity and experience to a deep bench, while Lynx boss Cheryl Reeve handles the coaching duties.
This year’s All-Star matchup points to a track meet, with both teams turning show-stopping plays as the league celebrates its 30th season.
“It’s been really fun to watch her,” Clark said of Miles. “She sets her teammates up for success, and I think the exciting part for her is there’s still so many ways for her game to grow.”
“A’ja,” Miles said when asked which player she can’t wait to play alongside. “She’s just someone who captivates the whole room, and she’s so inspiring.”
Where to Watch Caitlin Clark & A’ja Wilson at Tonight’s WNBA All-Star Game
Team Spoon takes the court tonight at 8:30 PM ET, live on ABC.
Caitlin Clark is getting the video game treatment, as NBA 2K tapped the Indiana Fever guard to feature on its Deluxe Edition cover — marking one of pro basketball’s most coveted honors.
Clark joins Spurs star Victor Wembanyama and former NBA MVP Derrick Rose in the video game’s latest box art. She follows in the footsteps of prior WNBA athletes Candace Parker, A’ja Wilson, Sabrina Ionescu, and Angel Reese.
“It’s pretty cool and pretty surreal,” Clark told Bleacher Report. “I think it’s cool to see where the women’s game is at this point in time, too. People are getting excited about what the women’s game can bring.”
Where to Buy NBA 2K27 Deluxe Edition Featuring Caitlin Clark
NBA 2K27 launches September 4th, with Deluxe and Ultra Edition owners getting early access starting August 28th via nba.2k.com.
Caitlin Clark is one technical foul away from a one-game ban, after the Fever guard earned her seventh of the season during Wednesday's Sun vs Fever matchup in Indiana.
Caitlin Clark Earns Technical Foul Against Connecticut Sun
The call came late in the third quarter.
After Clark drew a foul on Connecticut's Olivia Nelson-Ododa, Sun guard Saniya Rivers began chirping at her. Clark fired back with one word: "Scoreboard." Officials assessed technicals to both players on the spot.
Still, the foul didn't affect her play. She finished with 27 points and 11 assists as Indiana cruised to a 123-88 win over Connecticut. It was a dominant performance from start to finish.
However, Clark's mounting technical tally is becoming a real concern.
WNBA Technical Foul Rules: Clark Nears Automatic Suspension
Under new WNBA rules, eight technical fouls trigger an automatic one-game suspension. Clark is now tied with Angel Reese for the league lead in technicals this season.
Caitlin Clark's WNBA technical fouls have become a growing subplot to an otherwise strong campaign. Her intensity fuels Indiana's play on both ends. Yet that same edge keeps putting her in officials' sights.
"I'm never going to back down," Clark said of her latest offense.
"I think just continue to try to control your emotions the best you can. That intensity and that fire is what makes me, me, but also knowing my team needs me and finding a good balance of that. But I don't think I'm going to be playing with that in the back of my head."
For now, Clark will need to find the balance. One more tech means sitting out, and with Indiana pushing for playoff positioning, the Fever can't afford to be without her.
Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever delivered another viewership milestone on Saturday. The team's 108-88 home win over the New York Liberty averaged 2.579 million viewers on CBS. The broadcast peaked at 3.089 million, making it the second-most watched WNBA game on any network since 2000, according to Nielsen data.
Those numbers aren't a one-off, either. An earlier Fever vs Liberty matchup in June drew 2.557 million on CBS. That game ranked as the 2026 WNBA season's most watched at the time.
Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever Drive 2026 WNBA Viewership
Beyond the rivalry, the broader trend is just as telling. All 44 of Indiana's regular-season games were picked up by national networks this year — a first in WNBA history. No other team in the league has generated that kind of demand from broadcasters.
On the court, Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with 33 points on 10-of-14 shooting while Clark added 17 points and seven assists. Aliyah Boston contributed 15 points and seven rebounds as the Fever overcame an early double-digit deficit to pull away in the second half.
The Fever's WNBA ratings run now stretches into a third straight season, dating back to Clark's arrival as the No. 1 draft pick in 2024.
WNBA 3-Point Contest demand has flipped the script on All-Star weekend. Get-in tickets for Friday's contest and Shooting Stars (previously called the Skills Challenge) on July 24 sit at $110 on TicketData, edging out the WNBA All-Star Game at $105 the following night.
Why WNBA 3-Point Contest Tickets Cost More Than the All-Star Game
The gap comes down to venue size. Friday's events take place at Wintrust Arena, which holds roughly 10,500 fans. Saturday's WNBA All-Star Game moves to the United Center, where capacity tops 20,000.
Still, both price points represent a sharp climb from last year. In 2025, Friday night tickets in Indianapolis started at $25 and dropped to $12 on game day.
SeatGeek reports that order volume for 2026 WNBA All-Star is also up 53% compared to last year, which is nine times higher than when Chicago last hosted a WNBA All-Star game in 2022.
Even with the surge, the weekend remains a relative bargain for sports fans. MLB All-Star tickets reached four figures this season, and NBA All-Star entry prices routinely start around $600. For a fraction of that cost, Chicago fans can watch the league's best names on one floor.
WNBA All-Star 2026 Weekend: Where to Watch
The WNBA 3-Point Contest airs on July 24th at 8 PM ET on ESPN. Then, the WNBA All-Star 2026 game will tip off on July 25th at 8:30 PM ET, live on ABC.
Indiana buried a skidding New York squad, as Kelsey Mitchell dropped a game-high 33 points on 10-of-14 shooting to fuel the Saturday’s 108-88 Fever vs Liberty win.
Indiana flipped a 13-point deficit by outscoring New York 30-12 in the third quarter, before Mitchell capped the night with a four-point play over Liberty forward Breanna Stewart to secure the Fever’s fourth win in five games.
Stewart’s 26 points weren’t enough to keep New York afloat, as the 2024 WNBA champion dropped its fourth straight result — and lost guard Marine Johannes to a non-contact ankle knock in the process.
Caitlin Clark Picks Up 6th Tech vs Liberty, Nears Foul Limit
Indiana guard Caitlin Clark earned her sixth technical foul of the season less than two minutes in, after she confronted an official for not calling a foul on Liberty center Jonquel Jones over what the CBS broadcast dubbed a legal screen.
The offense carries a $1,000 fine, with a seventh charging Clark an additional $1,000 while an eighth triggers an automatic one-game suspension plus a $1,500 penalty.
“It’s a long season, so making sure we’re strategic in using our technical fouls,” Fever coach Stephanie White said afterward, as Clark trails only Angel Reese in this year’s leaguewide tech tally.
Indiana looks to keep rolling on Wednesday, facing No. 14 Connecticut at 8 PM ET (USA).
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a problem with calling Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark the face of the WNBA. Writing on his Substack, the NBA Hall of Famer subsequently took issue with the media and political figures driving that narrative.
What's Behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Caitlin Clark Debate?
At the center of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Caitlin Clark debate is a letter from GOP lawmakers. Addressed to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, the Republican-backed letter called Clark "the face of your league." Abdul-Jabbar rejected that designation, arguing it disrespects standout players like four-time MVP and three-time champion A'ja Wilson, among others.
Crowning one player without the cross-platform dominance of a Michael Jordan or LeBron James, he wrote, insults the rest of the league.
Abdul-Jabbar made clear his issue isn't with Clark herself or her talent. He called her "very good, possibly even a great player" while praising both her shooting ability and court vision.
However, his sharper criticism fell on the attention players who compete against her often receive.
Recently, Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas was suspended for a flagrant foul on Clark. After the game, Thomas and her family received racist abuse and death threats online. For his part, Abdul-Jabbar urged the league and Congress to take that kind of targeted harassment as seriously as they take on-court incidents.
WNBA All-Star rosters are a lock, as honorary GMs Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon drafted their squads ahead of the July 25th showdown in Chicago.
The league ditched the player-captain and conference-vs-conference formats of years past, with top fan vote-getters Paige Bueckers (Team Coop) and Caitlin Clark (Team Spoon) divvied up via a coin toss before the WNBA legends filled out the rest.
Cooper tapped starters Breanna Stewart (New York), Kelsey Mitchell (Indiana), Natasha Howard (Minnesota), and Gabby Williams (Golden State), while Weatherspoon paired Clark with A’ja Wilson (Las Vegas), Olivia Miles (Minnesota), Aliyah Boston (Indiana), and Jessica Shepard (Dallas).
In honor of its 30th anniversary, the league is upping the stakes by putting a little extra cash on the line.
Teams will play for an $100,000 prize pool benefitting Chicago-based nonprofits, with the winning team earning $70,000 towards its chosen organization while $30,000 goes to the runner-up’s cause.
Las Vegas’s Becky Hammon (Team Coop) and Minnesota’s Cheryl Reeve (Team Spoon) will lead the squads, after each coach finished the first half of 2026 at the top of the WNBA standings.
Caitlin Clark did not hold back after the Indiana Fever's 88-75 loss to the Golden State Valkyries on Wednesday. The Fever guard called out officials for a missed foul call that left her limping through the game with a painful leg injury.
The contact came midway through the second quarter. Clark drove to the basket and took a hard hit from Valkyries center Kiah Stokes, but no whistle came. She confronted referee Gerda Gatling at the next stoppage and received an official warning.
That uncalled foul left Clark with a quad contusion she carried through the rest of the Valkyries vs Fever matchup.
Caitlin Clark Missed Call Sparks Controversy in Valkyries vs Fever Clash
"The ref can't miss that," Clark said after the game. "And then I have to play with a contusion in my leg the rest of the game. It's ridiculous. [The ref] said I initiated the contact. Which is fine, but you can't knee me in the leg. Knock me over."
Clark finished with 13 points, six assists, and three rebounds in 26 minutes. But head coach Stephanie White echoed her guard's frustration with the night's officiating.
"They said Caitlin initiated the contact," White said. "She seems to always be initiating the contact. I'm trying to not get fined. Again, all I'll say is that we just keep asking for consistency."
Despite the bruise, Clark joked postgame she would "just rub it out" with some knuckles.
The latest Fever game result dropped Indiana to 14-10. They'll next face the Seattle Storm tomorrow at 7:30 PM ET, live on ION.
WNBA star and Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, weighed in on teammate Sophie Cunningham's viral UFC moment, and joked it might just be the beginning. After the Fever's 109-75 win over the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday, Clark admitted she missed Cunningham's UFC ring girl cameo live, but had thoughts on what could come next.
"Maybe she'll be a UFC fighter. I don't know. That's up to Sophie," Clark said at the postgame press conference.
How Fever WNBA Star Sophie Cunningham Became a UFC Ring Girl
The cameo came together the night before the fight.
Cunningham, already in town for the Fever WNBA matchup against the Aces, made a surprise appearance as an honorary ring girl at UFC 329. UFC CEO Dana White agreed on the spot, and she walked out before the Paddy Pimblett vs Benoît Saint Denis co-main event.
Then on Sunday, Cunningham backed up her appearance in the ring with a standout performance on the court. The guard scored 20 points and six 3-pointers in the Fever's blowout win.
Caitlin Clark Talks WNBA Culture Extending Off the Court
Clark framed the moment as part of a bigger shift.
"It shows people are really paying attention to the WNBA and the players we have and the personalities we have across this league," the guard said.
For now, Cunningham's future in the UFC will have to be put on hold. The Fever are currently in the midst of a postseason push. The team next faces the Golden State Valkyries tonight at 8 PM ET on USA network.