Caitlin Clark made her presence known in her second WNBA All-Star Game appearance on Saturday.
Clark has been named an All-Star in all three seasons of her WNBA career, but she missed last year’s game through injury.
The Indiana Fever guard led Team Spoon, named after Teresa Wetherspoon, to a 129-122 victory in Chicago this weekend.
But the All-Star game has always been about individual performances more than the result, and Clark duly delivered.
She made two long-range shots in quick succession, which excited the crowd and caught her fellow players’ attention.
What Paige Bueckers told Caitlin Clark after remarkable shooting display
Caitlin Clark scored 17 points in 21 minutes, including five threes, as Team Spoon beat Team Coop 129-122.
Clark only made six of her 17 shots at the United Center, but she raised the roof with consecutive threes from the logo.
“I’m just going to keep going,” she said after the first, while Paige Bueckers responded: “You going for MVP? Damn!”
Clark’s three-point shooting has often been compared to Stephen Curry’s, which is a key reason for her popularity.
However, the 24-year-old’s inefficiency meant that she missed out on the All-Star Game MVP award to Jonquel Jones.
Jones produced 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, beating Clark’s Fever teammate Kelsey Mitchell (28 points) to the award.
Clark will return to WNBA action on Tuesday as the Fever face the Seattle Storm, looking to extend their three-game winning streak.
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