It was a no-brainer decision for her.
Caitlin Clark Can’t Hide Excitement After WNBA All-Star News originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark will be headlining the upcoming WNBA All-Star Game on July 19. This will be the first time Indianapolis will get to host the All-Star festivities, which makes the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year’s participation even more significant.
Clark will be captaining her team in the All-Star Game after receiving the most fan votes. She drafted Fever teammates Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell, among others, to her squad, and they will get to face Napheesa Collier’s team in what is expected to be a real spectacle.
As it turns out, the All-Star Game won’t be the only event Clark will take part in over the weekend. The WNBA announced on Tuesday that the 23-year-old will also compete in the 3-Point Contest on Friday. The former Iowa star will battle reigning champion Allisha Gray of the Atlanta Dream, as well as Sabrina Ionescu, Kelsey Plum and rookie Sonia Citron.
On Tuesday, ahead of Indiana’s game against the Connecticut Sun, Clark shed light on her decision to join the 3-Point Contest.
"Yeah, I mean, not much went into [the decision] other than ‘Yes,’” she said. “Obviously, it's exciting. I've never participated in a three-point competition before, never practiced before. So, just go out there and have fun.
“I think the lineup of people competing is tremendous. So, more than anything, it's just going to be really great for our league and for women's basketball as a whole, just to have a lot of fun and experience that. So, yeah, I'm just excited."
Caitlin Clark hasn’t yet practiced shooting a ball off the rack, and she’s not sure if she’s going to have time before the 3-point contest.
— Chloe Peterson (@chloepeterson67) July 15, 2025
“It’s not that deep or that serious, just go out there and have fun and shoot it.”
More from her on her decision to do it: pic.twitter.com/Vhu1iwqfAu
Based on her statement, Clark isn’t putting too much pressure on herself ahead of the highly anticipated event. In fact, she admitted that she hasn’t even had the opportunity to practice shooting the ball off a rack, and she’s unsure if she will still have the time to do so with the competition scheduled in three days.
Be that as it may, there’s no denying that Clark is an intense competitor, which means that she very likely won’t be coming into the 3-Point Contest without the intention of winning it all.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 15, 2025, where it first appeared.
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