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Jemele Hill Reacts To Caitlin Clark's All-Star Voting Results

Originally posted on The Spun | By Daniel Bates | Last updated Jul 1, 2025 7:31 PM ET

Jemele Hill came to WNBA players' defense this week following the results of Caitlin Clark's All-Star vote.

After receiving a massive amount of fan support ahead of this year's All-Star festivities in Indy, the love for Caitlin was less enthusiastic among her peers in the W— who placed her ninth in the league's player vote.

That led to a lot of pushback from women's basketball viewers who feel there's some jealousy at play when it comes to the feelings surrounding the reigning Rookie of the Year. But Hill attempted to make sense of it in a lengthy post to X:

If I’m understanding the WNBA players vote correctly, they did not rank Caitlin Clark 9th. Many of the players did not rank her in the top 4 based off her play THIS SEASON — which is valid. Fever have played 16 games. She’s missed half of those games with injuries (including…
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) July 1, 2025

"If I'm understanding the WNBA players vote correctly, they did not rank Caitlin Clark 9th. Many of the players did not rank her in the top 4 based off her play THIS SEASON — which is valid," Jemele argued.

"Fever have played 16 games. She's missed half of those games with injuries ... She's also averaging a league high 6 turnovers a game, shooting 29 percent from three and 39 percent from the field," Hill continued.

"Let's just be real — those aren't All Star numbers by any objective measure. But popularity drives All Star games," the former ESPN personality admitted. "I have zero problem with CC being an AS because she's who millions of fans want to see. Still a great player, but no she has not had a great season."

"But I get it," Hill concluded. "Some of y'all just want to drive the jealous Black women taking down a darling white woman narrative no matter what — even though Paige Bueckers and Sabrina Ionescu were both voted in the top 4."

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - JUNE 17: Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever dribbles the ball while being guarded by Jacy Sheldon #4 of the Connecticut Sun in the first quarter at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on June 17, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)Dylan Buell/Getty Images

It's no secret that there's a bit of Caitlin Clark fatigue among some of her rivals but she's a massive ratings driver and has the game to back it up. She's not the best player in the WNBA yet. However, she's certainly coming for the crown.

Clark's 1,293,536 fan votes were the most in league history. And as one of the top two vote-getters, she'll serve as a team captain at this year's ASG opposite Napheesa Collier.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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