Caitlin Clark receives notable snub in All-WNBA voting
Jun 2, 2024; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) warms up prior to the game against the New York Liberty at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports
Caitlin Clark was named first-team All-WNBA on Wednesday as the league announced the final vote tallies for the honor. However, some were once again scratching their head over another potential snub.
Clark received 52 out of a possible 67 first-team votes, with 14 people voting her second-team All-WNBA. That meant one voter left Clark off their ballot entirely in a rather confusing omission.
Many did not see it as coincidence that Clark was also denied unanimous Rookie of the Year honors by one vote as well.
Caitlin Clark was named first team All WNBA, with 66/67 voters voting her to either 1st or 2nd team
Interesting outlier for both Rookie of the Year and All WNBA 🤔 pic.twitter.com/TsqmRBfDlL
— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) October 16, 2024
Caitlin Clark received 66/67 first place ROTY votes.
Caitlin Clark received 66/67 All-WNBA First And Second Team votes.
That's one truly bitter hater with a vote! pic.twitter.com/1lynVnGyYx
— Sugi (@DuaneSugimura) October 16, 2024
We got to do something about this WNBA voting committee/panel. Caitlin Clark should have been unanimous. You can't make a case against that. Not w/ all the records she broke as a rookie. You just can't. 14 people are goofy.
Alyssa 39 votes & Sabrina only 15? How? In what planet pic.twitter.com/6NMX8OWsDG
— Mily (@DayDreamThis) October 16, 2024
Clark started all 40 regular season games for the Indiana Fever and averaged 19.2 points per game to go with a league-best 8.4 assists per game and 122 three-pointers. Statistically, she had a fairly overwhelming case for All-WNBA honors, but it certainly looks like one anonymous voter keeps registering some form of protest.
The WNBA does not make awards balloting public, though some would like to see that change. Unless the voter in question decides to reveal themselves, the person who omitted her — and whether it is the same voter in both instances — will remain a mystery.