WNBA Rookie of the Year frontrunners Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have been named to the All-Star Game based on votes cast by fans (50 percent of the vote), current WNBA players (25 percent), and national media (25 percent).
Both players are in the Top 5 of fan voting results with the Indiana Fever rookie above everyone else with 700,735 votes. Chicago Sky's Reese received 381,518.
This is the first time since 2014 that two rookies made it to the All-Star Game in the same year.
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Sandwiched between the two rookies in the Top 5 fan picks were veterans Aaliyah Boston of Fever (618,680 votes), A'ja Wilson of the Los Angeles Sparks (607,300 votes), and Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty (424,135 votes).
Media credit Clark and Reese for raising the visibility of the WNBA among casual fans.
The league saw record attendance and TV viewership since the start of the season.
WNBA All-Star Game 2024 Format and Schedule
The chosen All-Stars will not be competing with each other for bragging rights. Instead, the ASG will be a preparation for the Olympics.
Reese and Clark are not part of the USA Team participating in the 5-on-5 women's basketball in Paris.
They will try to test the national team's readiness together with DeWanna Bonner (Connecticut Sun), Aliyah Boston (Fever), Allisha Gray (Atlanta Dream), Dearica Hamby (Sparks), Brionna Jones (Sun), Jonquel Jones (Liberty), Kayla McBride (Minnesota Lynx), Kelsey Mitchell (Fever), Arike Ogunbowale (Dallas Wings), and Nneka Ogwumike (Seattle Storm).
Making up the final USA Women's team are Wilson (Aces), Alyssa Thomas (Sun), Stewart (Liberty), Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury), Chelsea Gray (Aces), Diana Taurasi (Mercury), Jackie Young (Aces), Jewell Loyd, (Storm), Kahleah Copper (Mercury), Kelsey Plum (Aces), Napheesa Collier (Lynx), and Sabrina Ionescu (Liberty).
The WNBA All-Star Game will be held on July 20 at Footprint Center in Phoenix. On June 19, fans will also be treated to a skills challenge and a 3-point contest.
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