A’ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark headline first-round fan voting for WNBA All-Star Game

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The first round of WNBA All-Star Game fan voting is complete. Las Vegas Aces and Indiana Fever stars A’ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark are atop the leaderboard for the early returns.

Wilson leads after the first round of fan voting with 217,773 votes. She is the WNBA’s leading scorer and rebounder this season, posting averages of 27.9 points and 11.3 rebounds per game.

Clark, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, follows Wilson with 216,427 votes. Clark was named the WNBA Rookie of the Month in May, leading all rookies with 17.6 points and 6.6 assists while averaging 5.1 rebounds per game. Clark became the third player — following Candace Parker and Sabrina Ionescu — in WNBA history with 100 or more points, 30 or more rebounds and 30 or more assists in her first six career games.

Aliyah Boston (171,864), Breanna Stewart (151,984) and Arike Ogunbowale (130,838) round out the top five of first-round All-Star votes.

Angel Reese, the No. 7 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, is seventh in voting (118,490 votes). The Chicago Sky forward is tied for second in the WNBA in rebounding (10.8 rebounds per game). Reese became the first rookie in WNBA history to record seven straight double-doubles when she tallied 16 points and a career-high 18 rebounds in Thursday’s 83-72 win over the

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