Caitlin Clark watched this year’s WNBA All-Star game from the bench in Indianapolis on Saturday night, with the Indiana Fever guard still sidelined due to a groin injury. But any fan of Clark’s knows the absolute menace she can be when she puts her coaching face on, and the 2025 All-Star game was no exception.<\/p>\n
Clark saw her handpicked squad get steamrolled by Team Napheesa Collier in a 151-131 defeat, getting her unofficial coaching career off to a rough start with a 0-1 record. Though Clark’s group may not have brought the competitive fire, they definitely brought the vibes.<\/p>\n
Here are Clark’s five funniest moments as coach for a night:<\/p>\n
Team Clark was down by more than 20 points at halftime. Before the half ended, Clark was interviewed about her overall game plan as coach.<\/p>\n
“I’m just all four-point shots, four-point shots, four-point shots,” Clark said. “More, more, more.”<\/p>\n
The Fever star added that she was relying on her squad’s offense to get them back into the game.<\/p>\n
“Never!” Clark said, when asked if she was going to start talking defense. “Offense is what’s gonna get us back in it. Just gotta make a lot of four-point shots.”<\/p>\n
“Offense is what’s gonna get us back in it.” \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n
Captain Caitlin Clark isn’t worried about defense \ud83d\udd25 #WNBAAllStar<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/iDMU8pZuOa<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ESPN (@espn) July 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n She also said her team was going to “listen to GloRilla and maybe get a drink”<\/a> at halftime. “Gatorade,” Clark clarified.<\/p>\n Toward the end of the game, Clark wasn’t happy with the ref’s call on her team’s shooting foul on Skylar Diggins\u2014shocker<\/a>. She immediately started twirling her finger to signal a challenge, and several of her team members including Sabrina Ionescu and A’ja Wilson did it, too.<\/p>\n What resulted was a hilariously synchronized challenge appeal to the refs:<\/p>\n \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d pic.twitter.com\/Rn70Oji6zb<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 iz lvs ionescu \ud83d\udc26\u200d\ud83d\udd25 (@sunkisses4bella) July 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The challenge, naturally, was unsuccessful. Better luck next time, CC.<\/p>\n Mic’ing up Clark for the All-Star game was a no-brainer. The Fever guard had no shortage of memorable quips, from a funny exchange with her team’s actual coach Sandy Brondello to her frank advice for Ionescu on the sidelines.<\/p>\n One of Clark’s best mic’d up quotes was when she realized how much her team was losing by to Team Collier: “We’re down 15? Are you kidding me? I didn’t even know that. … Alright, heat up, we’re only down 20. Heat up, heat up now!”<\/p>\n Caitlin Clark mic’d up at the WNBA All-Star Game \ud83c\udfa4 pic.twitter.com\/Gajxi3CNch<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n This one practically speaks for itself. Watch the priceless video below:<\/p>\n Caitlin drew up a play then booed her team when they missed the shot \ud83e\udd23 pic.twitter.com\/xJhlD2I2mT<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Even after the blowout loss, Fever teammate Aliyah Boston had nothing but nice things to say about Clark’s coaching. <\/p>\n Boston was asked for her honest assessment of Coach Clark in the All-Star game, and she focused on the positive takeaways:<\/p>\n “Great, she was drawing up plays,” Boston told reporters. “I mean, did we score the ball? I don’t know. But we did get open, so technically the plays worked.”<\/p>\n how\u2019s caitlin as a coach?<\/p>\n aliyah: \u201cgreat, she was drawing up plays. i mean did we score the ball? idk BUT we did get open so technically the plays worked\u201d<\/p>\n that\u2019s my coach of the year\ud83d\ude2d pic.twitter.com\/E7dCg1C4fN<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 drafts (@drafts95452567) July 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Usually Clark’s the one dishing out the assist to Boston, but Boston did her a solid this time. May this special Fever duo never break up.<\/p>\n More WNBA on Sports Illustrated