WNBA All-Star officially kicked off today in Chicago. Friday night will include the annual Skills Challenge (and 3-point contest), and the All-Star Game will be played on Saturday. This year's starters include Aliyah Boston, Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark, Natasha Howard, Olivia Miles, Kelsey Mitchell, Jessica Shepard, Breanna Stewart, Gabby Williams, and A’ja Wilson. The list of reserve players includes Kahleah Copper, Rhyne Howard, Allisha Gray, Jonquel Jones, Courtney Williams, Kiki Iriafen, Nneka Ogwumike, Angel Reese, Marina Mabrey, Dominique Malonga, Jackie Young, and Sonia Citron.
All-Star gives players and teams the opportunity to take a few days off and have fun. That can mean different things to different players, but Saturday's game is usually a good time for everyone involved, including fans.
Clark will captain one of the teams on Saturday, a role that will allow her the chance to lead and direct. She'll be coached by Cheryl Reeve.
In addition to getting the opportunity to have fun with her teammates and fellow players in the league, the All-Star break will also give Clark the chance to slow down a little bit and come up with a way to avoid getting more technical fouls this season. Clark picked up her seventh technical foul of the season during the Indiana Fever's game against the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday after she and Saniya Rivers appeared to exchange words on the court. Rivers was also hit with a technical foul, but hers isn't as costly as Clark's.
Her latest technical foul puts Clark at seven total—just one shy of an eighth, which will mean she's automatically suspended for one game. That's a reality Clark doesn't want to dabble in, because if she continues to receive technical fouls after that one, she'll continue to be suspended for more games. The Fever, like every other team in the league right now, will come back from the break with a renewed focus on securing wins and making it to the playoffs, an effort Clark will be an important part of.
At present, Clark is tied with Angel Reese for the most technical fouls in the league. The pair are followed by Kahleah Copper, who has six, and then Diamond Miller, Natasha Cloud, Marina Mabrey, and Alyssa Thomas, who all have four each.
Clark ended the game against the Sun with a 27-point, 11-assist double-double, exactly the kind of work and production the Fever wants and needs from her this season.
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