WNBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis encountered twists and turns that the league did not expect.<\/p>\n
Three rookies were selected to play in the All-Star Game, while the introduction of the 4-point shot led to a record 282 combined points. Lexie Hull, who has the fourth-highest 3-point percentage in the league, did not reach the finals of the 3-Point Contest, while Natasha Cloud — who has never played in an All-Star Game — won the Skills Challenge and more than $50,000.<\/p>\n
MORE:\u00a0WNBA star has plan for $52,575 in cash from All-Star weekend<\/a><\/p>\n But no surprise was bigger than Caitlin Clark missing out on the action. A right groin injury ruled out the Indiana Fever star, disappointing the hometown crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The captain of Team Clark did her best to motivate her hand-picked All-Stars, but Team Collier’s historic performance made the difference in the end.<\/p>\n However, Clark’s absence did not dent viewer interest in All-Star Weekend. Even though Clark did not participate in the 3-Point Contest, Friday’s shootout and Skills Challenge garnered 1.3 million viewers on ESPN — a new All-Star landmark for the league.<\/p>\n Numbers improved even more on Saturday, when 2.2 million average viewers tuned in for the All-Star Game itself — a 158 percent increase over 2023 viewership.<\/p>\n ESPN, ABC & @DisneyPlus<\/a> scored historic viewership for the ’25 #WNBAAllStar<\/a> Weekend \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n Skills Challenge & 3-Point Contest WNBA All-Star Game
\ud83c\udfc0 1.3M avg. viewers<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfc0 2.2M avg. viewers pic.twitter.com\/D4nr20k5Pe<\/a><\/p>\n