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The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game is on the horizon, and the league’s initial fan voting results has ignited widespread debate across the basketball world as Caitlin Clark and her Indiana Fever colleagues dominate the ballot whilst Angel Reese faces being snubbed.
With the game scheduled for July 19 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, it’s perhaps no surprise that the Fever have dominated early voting, but the scale of their influence has taken many by surprise.
And not everyone is pleased as fans react with bewilderment at four Indiana players making the Top 10 ranking, despite possessing a modest 6-6 record in the 2025 WNBA season, at the expense of perceived better players.
Clark, unsurprisingly, leads all players with a staggering 515,993 votes ahead of the Minnesota Lynx‘s star, Napheesa Collier, with 484,758 votes, forming a one-two punch at the top of the voting tally.
However, also joining the 23-year-old from the Indianapolis-based team are Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell, and Lexie Hull, leaving fans shocked as they reacted online.
One user wrote on X.com, formerly Twitter, “Lexie Hull being top 10 tells me everything I need to know.”
A second added, “No Allisha Gray?? Brittney Sykes?? Rhyne Howard??? Gabby Williams??? Satin or AT???”
And a third commented, “ngl… these new W fans (aka fever fans) are ruining this! Where’s Skylar? AT? Angel?? SLIM??? KAH???? like yall know there’s more teams in the W than them right????”
What does it mean for the WNBA?
To be fair, Hull is currently averaging 9.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game and they are respectable numbers. However, it is not what many consider All-Star caliber compared to someone like Reese, who has averaged 11 points and 11.7 rebounds oer game.
Ultimately, while Fever fans have celebrated their team’s representation, several of the league’s most statistically dominant players were notably absent from the Top 10.
For example, Allisha Gray is averaging 20.4 points per game. Brittney Sykes is close behind with 20.5 points per game. And Alyssa Thomas (AT) continues to produce near triple-doubles each night, posting 14.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, and nine assists per game.
Despite their clear production, none received enough votes to crack the top 10 – a fact many in the WNBA community find hard to accept as early voting suggests popularity trumps talent.
While fan voting is only one component of the All-Star selection process, media and player votes will also factor in and this will hope to create some balance to the order.
Clark and Collier are expected to headline the midseason showcase, and their impending matchup in the Commissioner’s Cup final adds another layer of intrigue as two of the league’s best go head-to-head repeatedly.
But the conversation surrounding the All-Star list is unlikely to subside anytime soon, and as the WNBA continues to grow in popularity and exposure, the challenge will be balancing fan engagement with performance-based merit.
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