Colin Cowherd believes 'racial component' led WNBA players to snub Caitlin Clark in All-Star voting

Colin Cowherd criticized the WNBA players for voting the Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark as the ninth-best guard in All-Star voting. Speaking on his FS1 show Tuesday, Cowherd said a “racial component” played a role in Clark’s snub among the players, adding that their “pettiness has no bounds.”

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“The pettiness has no bounds,” Cowherd said. “For years, the WNBA players were pointing fingers. They were saying, ‘People are sexist, the media is sexist, we’re not being promoted, we’re underappreciated.’ And then they get the Golden Goose, and they don’t like what it looks like. Iowa girl, Indiana girl. I’ve said this for years, when the wave hits, ride it. You don’t know what it looks like, don’t fight it.”

“… There’s obviously a racial component here. The WNBA players, they just don’t like what the wave looks like. They wanted to fly private. They wanted to be more popular. Wanted a better deal in the CBA – which they’ll get. They wanted sold-out arenas, they got it. They just don’t necessarily think it should be this. But again, you can’t fight it. You just never know what success looks like.”

Caitlin Clark named starter in WNBA All-Star Game

The full All-Star voting tally was released Monday. Clark was named one of two captains alongside Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx after receiving the most fan votes. She finished third in the media vote and ninth in the players vote.

Clark’s teammate and fellow guard, Kelsey Mitchell, received more votes from players. But Clark ran away with the fan vote, which accounted for 50% of the weighted average. Fever forward Aliyah Boston, who finished second in frontcourt fan voting, will join Clark as an All-Star starter. The WNBA All-Star Game tips off at 8:30 p.m. ET on July 19.

Like Cowherd, ESPN’s Dick Vitale had a major issue with the players’ ranking of Clark. He wrote on X, “Absolutely PURE JEALOUSY that ⁦[WNBA] players voted Caitlin Clark the 9th best guard. someday they will realize what she Has done for ALL of the players in the WNBA. Chartered planes – increase in salaries-sold out crowds – improved TV Ratings.”

Clark, the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year, has missed eight games this season due to injury. She is averaging 18.2 points, 8.9 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game. Clark is shooting just 29.5% from behind the arc and leads the league with 5.9 turnovers per game. The Fever defeated the Lynx in Tuesday’s Commissioner’s Cup Championship Game without Clark in the lineup.