Caitlin Clark shares her own sad reaction to devastating WNBA All-Star game news

Caitlin Clark was in tears earlier this week when she reaggravated her groin in a win against the Connecticut Sun at the home arena of the Boston Celtics, TD Garden.

Those tears probably flowed again when the Indiana Fever phenom had to announce she will miss the WNBA All-Star Game and 3-point contest at her home arena, Gainbridght Fieldhouse, because of the injury.

Breaking the news originally across all of the Fever social handles, the Rookie of the Year and record-smashing All-Star vote-getter wrote, "I am incredibly sad and disappointed to say I can't participate in the 3-point Contest or the All-Star Game. I have to rest my body."

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— Caitlin Clark (@CaitlinClark22) July 17, 2025

The 23-year-old Iowa Hawkeyes legend then reposted the announcement to her own Instagram Stories, showing complete sorrow with black heart emojis and hope with the prayer emojis. (On X, it was all love with regular red heart emojis.)

It's a devastating blow for Clark and the WNBA, especially given the game and All-Star festivities are being held in Indy, and as the face of the league, as proven by the nearly 1.3 million votes she received from fans, exponentially higher than any other player, it's another huge momentum killer for the league that has seen explosive growth financially.

Given Clark has certainly suffered a sophomore slump because of her various injuries, it was the right call. Unfortunately, the billion-dollar league builder will be sorely missed.

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