The fever (no pun supposed) remains to be working sky-high for Caitlin Clark.
The WNBA rookie phenom was not solely named an All-Star, however she acquired essentially the most votes amongst all gamers.
Clark was the one participant to crack 700,000 votes (by 735), whereas her Indiana Fever teammate Aaliyah Boston ranked second with 618,680.
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Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever smiles through the sport towards the Phoenix Mercury on June 30, 2024 at Footprint Heart in Phoenix, Arizona. (Kate Frese/NBAE through Getty Photos)
Las Vegas Aces famous person A’ja Wilson, who had acquired essentially the most votes within the first spherical, was third with 607,300.
Getting into Tuesday, Clark was averaging 16.2 factors and 6.9 assists per sport, each of which rank tops amongst rookies. Amongst all gamers, she ranks third in assists per sport and sixteenth in factors per contest.
Clark will likely be teamed up together with her longtime rival in Angel Reese, who just lately set the league’s all-time document for many consecutive video games with a double-double (10). Reese leads the WNBA with 11.8 rebounds per sport, and is certainly one of simply 4 gamers averaging a double-double this season.
Though Clark just lately poured chilly water on any “rivalry” dialogue between the 2, their matchups are must-watch. It began with the 2023 nationwide championship, when Reese, then of LSU, hit Clark, an Iowa Hawkeye on the time, with a “you may’t see me” taunt and pointed at her ring finger.
Clark and Iowa received revenge on this previous March Insanity event, and Clark can also be 2-1 towards Reese of their WNBA careers. Now, the 2 will share a locker room, a bench, and, fairly presumably, the ground. Their final two matchups are the two-most watched WNBA video games in over 20 years.
Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever and Angel Reese #5 of the Chicago Sky look on through the sport on June 1, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Jeff Haynes/NBAE through Getty Photos)
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Clark and Reese had been the one two rookies to get tabbed as All-Stars – they are going to face the USA Olympic staff, which Clark was left off of in what stays a highly-debated resolution.
The Fever received off to a gradual begin, shedding 10 of their first 13 video games, however rattled off 4 straight wins earlier than shedding two of their subsequent three. As of Tuesday, they had been 8-12 on the season.
Since scoring simply seven factors on 3-for-11 capturing again on June 13, Clark has discovered a groove, scoring double-digits in a season-high six straight video games. She additionally has three double-doubles in that span, and has been awfully near a triple-double in a few these situations. She has dropped 30 factors twice this season, and has scored 20-plus in seven contests.
After all, the dialog surrounding Clark has expanded nicely past what she does on the ground – her insane reputation has introduced in historic rankings and attendance, which has led to hypothesis that her WNBA friends are jealous of her.
Wilson even claimed that Clark being White performed an element into her reputation, and there have been different slights in the direction of her, each straight and discreetly.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark speaks with the media after the WNBA basketball staff practiced in Indianapolis, Sunday, April 28, 2024. (AP Picture/Michael Conroy)
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Final week, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert shut down the notion that she was focused, saying that plainly manner on account of her highlight, and her therapy on the ground is just like everybody else.
Clark and Wilson are dealing with off Tuesday evening in Las Vegas, and the All-Star Sport will likely be in Phoenix on July 20.
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