Caitlin Clark Says Leading WNBA All-Star Game Voting is 'Cool' But 'Not Why You Play'

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is leading the WNBA All-Star Game voting, but while the guard is honored by the recognition, it’s not what motivates her.

"It is what it is," Clark told reporters. "People get so hyped up over that, but that's not why you play the game. I think it's a fun way to get the fans involved and really passionate about All-Star, gets them excited, makes them feel involved. It's a fun aspect to have, but us as a player, that's not the reason you play, and it's really only 50% of the vote.

"But it is cool, and it's also cool for me to see how much love my teammates also get," Clark continued. "I think we had four in the top ten, so whether who ends up being an All-Star or not, it's still cool to see the type of love that you get from the fans."

Fan voting makes up 50 percent of the total voting with current players and media accounting for 25 percent.

Clark has been averaging 19.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 8.7 assists in addition to 1.3 steals while shooting 41. 7 percent from the field and 35.5 percent from the three-point line the season.

Here are the top 40 vote-getters in the first fan voting returns (h/t WNBA.com):

Caitlin Clark, Guard (IND) 515,993
Napheesa Collier, Frontcourt (MIN) 484,758
Aliyah Boston, Frontcourt (IND) 446,961
A’ja Wilson, Frontcourt (LVA) 394,600
Breanna Stewart, Frontcourt (NYL) 367,819
Paige Bueckers, Guard (DAL) 312,920
Kelsey Mitchell, Guard (IND) 277,664
Sabrina Ionescu, Guard (NYL) 234,684
Lexie Hull, Guard (IND), 217,438
Kiki Iriafen, Frontcourt (WAS) 213,500
Kelsey Plum, Guard (LAS) 204,845
Satou Sabally, Frontcourt (PHX) 175,611
Angel Reese, Frontcourt (CHI) 173,363
Allisha Gray, Guard (ATL) 168,349
Jonquel Jones, Frontcourt (NYL) 162,259
Natasha Howard, Frontcourt (IND) 158,331
Gabby Williams, Frontcourt (SEA) 144,257
Nneka Ogwumike, Frontcourt (SEA) 141,596
Dearica Hamby, Frontcourt (LAS) 105,727
Rickea Jackson, Frontcourt (LAS) 97,767
Alyssa Thomas, Frontcourt (PHX) 96,141
Kamilla Cardoso, Frontcourt (CHI) 95,986
Sophie Cunningham, Guard (IND) 95,116
Jackie Young, Guard (LVA) 82,313
Rhyne Howard, Guard (ATL) 80,477
Skylar Diggins, Guard (SEA) 77,596
DiJonai Carrington, Guard (DAL) 77,072
Brittney Sykes, Guard (WAS) 76,549
Natasha Cloud, Guard (NYL) 74,280
Damiris Dantas, Frontcourt (IND) 72,262
Kate Martin, Guard (GSV) 67,449
Temi Fágbénlé, Frontcourt (GSV) 63,931
Tina Charles, Frontcourt (CON) 62,420
Arike Ogunbowale, Guard (DAL) 60,947
Sonia Citron, Guard (WAS) 59,939
Marina Mabrey, Guard (CON) 59,939
Brittney Griner, Frontcourt (ATL) 57,308
DeWanna Bonner, Frontcourt (IND) 56,775
Kayla Thornton, Frontcourt (GSV) 51,645
Kayla McBride, Guard (MIN) 44,378

The fan voting portion of voting will end on Saturday, June 28. The final results will be revealed as the game approaches, with tipoff set for July 19 at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC.