Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark had a modest message for fans after her recent WNBA All-Star selection. Unsurprisingly, Clark, who led fan voting with 700,735 votes, was named to the WNBA All-Star team for the first time in her career. She will be joined by fellow rookie Angel Reese, who recently secured her 11th double-double for the Chicago Sky. Clark’s and Reese’s selections mark the first time since 2014 that two rookies have been named WNBA All-Stars in the same season. Clark discussed the unique experience of teaming up with her collegiate rival while ensuring that the rest of Team WNBA received recognition as well. “I don’t think I’ve ever been her teammate before, even with USA Basketball or anything like that,” Clark said on Tuesday. “So, I know people are going to be really excited about it, but I hope it doesn’t take away from everybody else.”
Clark continued, “This is a huge accomplishment for everyone on Team USA and Team WNBA. They all deserve equal praise. I don’t want our pairing to overshadow anyone else or become the sole focus of All-Star weekend because that’s not fair to them. Honestly, this is something really hard to achieve… I’m just going to soak in the experience because you never know if you’ll get another chance. It’ll be fun for all of us.”