Caitlin Clark voted to start third straight WNBA All-Star Game, joined by two Fever teammates

Caitlin Clark voted to start third straight WNBA All-Star Game, joined by two Fever teammates 1 of 4 | Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots over Atlanta Dream forward Sika Kone (23) in the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) 2 of 4 | Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell (0) drives on Toronto Tempo forward Isabelle Harrison, right, in the first half of a WNBA Commissioner’s Cup basketball game in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) 3 of 4 | Indiana Fever center Aliyah Boston, left, drives on Atlanta Dream forward Naz Hillmon in the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) 4 of 4 | Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson (22) grabs a rebound over Golden State Valkyries guard Kaitlyn Chen (2) during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, June 21, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) 1 of 4 | Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots over Atlanta Dream forward Sika Kone (23) in the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) 1 of 4 Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots over Atlanta Dream forward Sika Kone (23) in the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 2 of 4 | Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell (0) drives on Toronto Tempo forward Isabelle Harrison, right, in the first half of a WNBA Commissioner’s Cup basketball game in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) 2 of 4 Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell (0) drives on Toronto Tempo forward Isabelle Harrison, right, in the first half of a WNBA Commissioner’s Cup basketball game in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 3 of 4 | Indiana Fever center Aliyah Boston, left, drives on Atlanta Dream forward Naz Hillmon in the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) 3 of 4 Indiana Fever center Aliyah Boston, left, drives on Atlanta Dream forward Naz Hillmon in the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 4 of 4 | Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson (22) grabs a rebound over Golden State Valkyries guard Kaitlyn Chen (2) during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, June 21, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) 4 of 4 Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson (22) grabs a rebound over Golden State Valkyries guard Kaitlyn Chen (2) during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, June 21, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark was voted to start her third straight All-Star Game and will be joined by Indiana Fever teammates Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston, the WNBA announced Thursday.It’s the second time in four years that three players from the same team were chosen to start the game, with Las Vegas doing it in 2023. Clark wasn’t able to play in last year’s game that the Fever hosted because she was injured right before the All-Star break.Clark and Mitchell will be joined this year in the backcourt by Dallas’ Paige Bueckers and Minnesota rookie Olivia Miles. It’s the fourth consecutive year that a rookie was chosen as an All-Star starter. Bueckers played last season.A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Jessica Shepard, Natasha Howard and Gabby Williams were selected for the frontcourt for the game that will be played in Chicago on July 25. It will be Wilson’s and Stewart’s eighth All-Star appearance while Shepard will be making her first. “It’s an honor to be an All-Star, even though I’ve had a few of them,” Stewart said. “Each one is really special and I’m not taking it lightly.”Williams played in her first All-Star Game last season. Howard will play in her third. 1 MIN READ 3 MIN READ 1 MIN READ Starters were chosen by a mixture of fan, player and media votes. The fan vote counted for 50% while media and player votes were 25% each. Each player’s score was calculated by averaging their weighted rank from all three areas. The league’s head coaches will select the 12 reserves for the team, results that will be announced Tuesday. The 15 head coaches will vote for three guards, five frontcourt players and four players at either position regardless of conference. Coaches can’t vote for their own players.New this year, WNBA greats Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon will serve as honorary general managers and select the two teams from the pool of All-Stars. Previously the top two fan vote-getters would serve as captains and select the squads.Bueckers, Clark and Boston were the top three vote-getters among fans. All three received more than 1 million votes.___AP WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball