‘Coach’ Caitlin Clark Trolls All-Star Teammates for Blowing Her Play Design in Loss

Team Clark captain Caitlin Clark became an assistant coach for the All-Star game after her groin injury ruled her out.

‘Coach’ Caitlin Clark Trolls All-Star Teammates for Blowing Her Play Design in Loss

'Coach' Caitlin Clark trolls her teammates after missing shot (Image via FirstSportz)

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When Caitlin Clark received the most fan votes ever in WNBA All-Star history, that helped to make her the captain of her team. She was excited to lead her team out in her own building as Indianapolis geared up for the weekend’s festivities.

She was supposed to participate in her first 3-point contest alongside Sabrina Ionescu and others. At the same time, the league, along with AT&T, added 4-point spots to bring out crowd-pleasing long-range shots.

A late-game injury a few days ago poured cold water over those hopes, and fans were left with the possibility of her sitting courtside. She instead decided to don the assistant coach hat and wore All-Star hoodies and pants beside her teammates.

During the game, it was mostly New York Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello who was blurting out schemes. In one instance, she let her assistant take over. Clips from the game show Caitlin Clark designing a play involving A’ja Wilson, Gabby Williams, and Sabrina Ionescu.

The first two were tasked with setting up the Liberty guard to shoot a 4-pointer. Before the play was executed, Clark even boasted to ESPN’s commentary team that she designed that play.

Unsurprisingly, her team executed the play design perfectly. However, Ionescu’s shot hit the rim and bounced off. When cameras panned back at the play-designer, she booed her teammates for blowing the play.

She was obviously trolling them for not executing, probably the only bit of action she had in this All-Star weekend. Little did she realize that the game was getting out of hand, as her team started to lose touch with the score.

Caitlin Clark did not realize how far behind her team was

Sabrina Ionescu’s 4-point miss was not the only one for Team Clark. Caitlin Clark‘s teammates shot 19-64 from distance, which happened to be a lot less than what Team Collier shot from distance.

Caitlin Clark with Sabrina Ionescu and A'ja Wilson
Caitlin Clark with Sabrina Ionescu and A’ja Wilson (Image via WNBA/X)

The latter were also better inside the arc and shot nearly 7% better than Team Clark. This saw team Collier race away with the lead. At one point, the Fever guard did not realize how far behind her team was.

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.

Caitlin Clark was captured saying

This was all in the 1st half, and at one point, the lead ballooned to more than 30 points. From there on, there was no coming back as Team Clark wound up losing the game 131-151.

To their credit, they did not have two starters available, in Clark and Satou Sabally. Then, another important player, Jackie Young, was injured and played just one minute. Some of her teammates were also struggling with fatigue.

Caitlin Clark and All-Stars had fun in Indianapolis

Until the 2025 All-Star weekend kicked off, there was a lot of talk on social media about how Indiana fans have been against opposition players in the past. The words of A’ja Wilson and DiJonai Carrington had a lot to do with it, and some were wary that players might have a difficult time.

When the festivities kicked off, it was quite the opposite. Players had a whale of a time, were greeted with respect wherever they were, and some of Caitlin Clark’s rivals also drew loud cheers inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

It was quite the experience, and fans were ecstatic that players did not leave the city with regret. Instead, the WNBA will now have a hard time topping what the city of Indianapolis and the Pacers’ organization set up.

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