WNBA, Caitlin Clark and All-Star Game
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With the Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark and Phoenix Mercury's Satou Sabally on the sideline for the WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday, Team Clark has found its replacements. Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes and Atlanta Dream forward Brionna Jones will step in for Clark and Sabally, respectively.
Spending her first eight seasons with the Connecticut Sun, Jones won Most Improved Player of the Year in 2021 and Sixth Player of the Year in 2022, averaging 13.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals in 25.1 minutes per game coming off the bench.
Will Caitlin Clark play in the WNBA All-Star Game this weekend? The Indiana Fever provided an update on her injury status and how she will participate
Due to a right groin injury, Clark will sit out All-Star Weekend -- meaning Engelbert must select her replacement. Engelbert already engendered some controversy by selecting Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride to replaced injured Atlanta Dream star Rhyne Howard this week; some fans will view this as the commissioner's chance to make amends.
The WNBA has been hit with several high-profile injuries, including Caitlin Clark’s, ahead of All-Star Weekend. Here’s what Liberty coach Sandy Brondello had to say about it.
Sabreena Merchant and Ben Pickman of The Athletic shared the results of an anonymous WNBA player's poll Monday, and the Phoenix Mercury star was named the biggest trash talker in the league.
It’s shaping up to be a rough stretch for the WNBA’s top stars, as yet another All-Star is forced to the sidelines. Following Caitlin Clark’s injury, Phoenix Mercury forward Satou Sabally has announced she will miss the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game.
The Caitlin Clark viewership train is showing no signs of slowing down. Both Indiana Fever games this past weekend drew enormous audiences as the star continued her comeback from injury. Friday’s Fever-Atlanta Dream game on Ion averaged nearly 1.