{"id":25178,"date":"2025-07-21T03:18:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T03:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/25178\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T03:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T03:18:09","slug":"caitlin-clark-dodges-kiss-sparks-wild-fan-reactions-at-all-star-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/25178\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark dodges kiss, sparks wild fan reactions at All-Star Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Caitlin Clark isn\u2019t playing in the WNBA All-Star Game this weekend, but she\u2019s still managing to dominate headlines.<\/p>\n<p>The Indiana Fever rookie was voted an All-Star captain by fans after leading the league in total votes, but a lingering groin injury kept her sidelined for both the 3-point contest and the game itself. Despite that, Clark made an appearance to support fellow players, and a short clip of her entering the arena with boyfriend Connor McCaffrey quickly grabbed attention online.<\/p>\n<p>As the two walked in together, McCaffrey appeared to lean in for a kiss. Clark pulled back slightly, avoiding the moment in front of the cameras. It was just a few seconds, but fans online turned it into a full-blown debate.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Fans react to viral clip as Clark skips WNBA All-Star events<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo PDA today,\u201d one fan joked on social media.<br \/>\u201cSuper awk,\u201d another wrote.<br \/>\u201cThat was awkward.\u201d added someone else.<br \/>\u201cHer looking away had me rolling,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of viewers chimed in with their own takes, most calling it a weird or uncomfortable exchange. Others chalked it up to Clark simply keeping her personal life out of the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/wnba\/news\/watch-glorilla-wnba-all-star-time-channel-stream-2025-halftime-show\/f4b38403c7cf8e312407d0b1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:How to watch GLoRilla WNBA All-Star performance;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">How to watch GLoRilla WNBA All-Star performance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s been careful with her privacy even as her popularity continues to soar. Clark has over 3.5 million followers on Instagram and is one of the most-watched athletes in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>As for her status on the court, the timeline for Clark\u2019s return remains unclear. She\u2019s already missed 11 games this year due to two groin injuries and a quad issue. So far this season, she\u2019s averaging 16.5 points, 5 rebounds, and nearly 9 assists per game.<\/p>\n<p>The Fever\u2019s next game comes Tuesday night against the New York Liberty. Whether or not Clark plays, you can count on the spotlight staying right where it is.<\/p>\n<p>More WNBA News:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark isn\u2019t playing in the WNBA All-Star Game this weekend, but she\u2019s still managing to dominate headlines.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25179,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[1760,22082,4129,2839,436,99,434],"class_list":["post-25178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-connor-mccaffrey","tag-fever","tag-indiana-fever","tag-new-york-liberty","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}