Caitlin Clark, Kate Martin Send Messages to Former Iowa Teammate
2025 WNBA All-Star weekend brought thousands of fans and athletes to Indianapolis to celebrate the growing WNBA and the best women’s basketball players on the planet. With iconic moments–from Kayla Thornton becoming the Golden State Valkyries’ first ever All-Star–to Napheesa Collier scoring a record 36 points in Saturday’s All-Star game, fans from all over the country were treated to a special weekend in the Hoosier state.
Though Collier’s Western Conference team defeated Caitlin Clark’s Eastern Conference All-Stars 151-131, the former Iowa standout reconnected with former teammates from the midwest.
Clark, who did not participate in any athletic events due to a groin injury, found time to hang out with her former Iowa teammates, with whom she made back-to-back National Championship appearances in 2023 and 2024.
Clark and Martin were Iowa’s two leading scorers in the 2023-2024 season, while Marshall was a consistent three-point sniper for the Hawkeyes, shooting 39.2% from beyond the arc in her career as a Hawkeye, per Sports Reference.
Marshall posted photos on her Instagram page, including one with Martin and Clark together during All-Star weekend. Martin affectionately commented “I wuvvvvvv youuuuu” while Clark also commented “Love you !!!!” on the post.
Iowa fans also applauded the reunion, with several fans showing their excitement for the former Iowa trio reunited for the WNBA All-Star Weekend festivities in Indiana.
The second half of the WNBA season continues on Tuesday, July 22. The Golden State Valkyries return to action Friday, July 25 at home against Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings.
Anwar Stetson is a Multimedia Sports Journalist from Los Angeles, California. He previously worked as a TV News Reporter for KRCR News Channel 7 in Chico, California--covering politics, local news, wildfires, crime, and high school football. As an Assistant Editor for Spectrum Sportsnet: Los Angeles, Anwar worked on award-winning programs Backstage:Lakers and Backstage:Dodgers, giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the two franchises' most prominent athletes. Anwar is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where he received his Master's Degree in Specialized Journalism (Sports Emphasis) in 2019. He graduated from the University of California, Merced with a B.A. in English in 2016. In addition to Sports Illustrated, Anwar covers high school sports for Prep Network, and the WNBA for The Sporting Tribune.