Caitlin Clark's All-Star Coach Voices Complaint to the WNBA

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Chris Phelps | Last updated Jul 7, 2025 12:28 AM ET

Cheryl Reeve and the Minnesota Lynx secured their 17th win of the 2025 WNBA season on Sunday night, defeating Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky, 80-75.

Napheesa Collier and Courtney Williams, both named 2025 All-Stars, led the way for the Lynx in the comeback win. Leading Minnesota from 14 down, Collier tallied 21 points and seven rebounds. Williams added 25 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

While the Lynx, who hold the WNBA's best record at 17-2, had two players named as All-Stars, teams like the Indiana Fever (9-9) and the Seattle Storm (12-7) have three.

Included on the All-Star roster is Reeve, who will coach Caitlin Clark’s team. The Fever point guard led all players in fan voting, earning her a captain spot for the July 19 All-Star game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis). Collier will captain the opposing team, coached by the New York Liberty's Sandy Brondello.

Following Sunday’s win in Chicago, Reeve voiced her frustration with the upcoming All-Star Game, expressing disappointment that only two players from the WNBA's top team were selected as All-Stars.

"I don’t know why only Phee and Courtney are All-Stars when you have the best team in the league by a few games," Reeve said. "There are teams that are below us in the standings by a lot that have three All-Stars. Historically, teams at the top get a minimum of three, oftentimes four. Really disappointing. Really, really happy for Courtney.”

Notably, Lynx guard Kayla McBride, averaging 15.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists (prior to Sunday), did not get an All-Star nod. And Reeve was disappointed with this as well.

"We are disappointed that the coaches voted for three guards in their selection for All-Stars," she finished.

Cheryl Reeve on Courtney Williams and Napheesa Collier being the only Lynx allstars

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The three All-Star reserve guards voted in by coaches over McBride include the Mystics' Sonia Citron, the Storm's Skylar Diggins and the Dream's Rhyne Howard.

As Reeve mentioned above, in 2024, the first-placed Liberty finished with three All-Stars. The season before, the eventual champion Las Vegas Aces had four.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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