Caitlin Clark jealousy narrative fed by player voting results for WNBA All-Star Game
There has long been a narrative that WNBA players are jealous of Indiana Fever superstar and guard, Caitlin Clark, and the voting results for the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game won’t help to break that narrative.
The belief among Clark’s supporters, including her teammates, is that many WNBA players are jealous of Clark because of her incredible popularity that is unmatched in league history.
And Clark’s supporters also believe the Fever superstar has taken cheap shots on a fairly regular basis as a result of the jealousy coming from other players.
Her getting a knee to the groin and a fist to the throat from Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas last week would be held up as one of many examples of that.
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Caitlin Clark’s player vote results
We now have something else Clark’s supporters will use as an example of player jealousy: WNBA All-Star voting results.
Clark, who is widely viewed by many as the best player or one of the best players in the sport, finished 11th in player (25% of the vote) voting. Meanwhile, she ranked second among fans (50% of the vote) and third among media (25% of the vote).
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Now, Clark isn’t the only one among the top vote-getters to have that kind of a gap between the voting blocks, but she’s the hardest one to justify because of her immense talent.
The gap is especially glaring when you consider the aforementioned narrative that is already floating around out there.
This will only add fuel to the fire on that front.
Full list of WNBA All-Star starters
Here’s the full list of WNBA starters sorted by top vote-getters and guard and frontcourt players:
Guards
1. Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings
2. Olivia Miles, Minnesota Lynx
3. Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever
4. Kelsey Mitchell, Indiana Fever
Frontcourt
1. A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
2. Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty
3. Jessica Shepard, Dallas Wings
4. Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever
5. Gabby Williams, Golden State Valkyries
6. Natasha Howard, Minnesota Lynx
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What’s next?
WNBA coaches will choose the 12 reserves for each team at some point next week.
Then, the exact All-Star teams will be chosen by WNBA legends Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon, which is being done to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the league.
We still don’t have an exact date for when reserves will be chosen or when Weatherspoon and Cooper will put the two teams together.
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The head coaches of the teams with the best records following the games on Friday, July 10 will be selected as the All-Star head coaches.
The WNBA All-Star Game itself will be held on Saturday, July 25, at 8:30 p.m. ET. The game will take place at the United Center in Chicago.
