{"id":189560,"date":"2025-06-30T21:49:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T21:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/30\/aliyah-boston-has-only-one-word-to-say-about-caitlin-clark-being-named-all-star-captain\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T21:49:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T21:49:20","slug":"aliyah-boston-has-only-one-word-to-say-about-caitlin-clark-being-named-all-star-captain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/30\/aliyah-boston-has-only-one-word-to-say-about-caitlin-clark-being-named-all-star-captain\/","title":{"rendered":"Aliyah Boston has only one word to say about Caitlin Clark being named All-Star captain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"capital-letter\">O<\/span>ne word said it all.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Yassssss,&#8221;<\/em><strong> Indiana Fever<\/strong> star <strong>Aliyah Boston<\/strong> screamed online after the announcement that her teammate and friend, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/ncaa\/caitlin-clark.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Caitlin Clark<\/strong><\/a>, had been named an <strong>All-Star Game<\/strong> captain for the <strong>Eastern Conference<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion ue-c-article__media-video-responsive ue-c-article__media-video-responsive--16-9\"\/>\n<p>The WNBA officially revealed that <strong>Clark will lead the East<\/strong> in the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game, set for July 19 in Indianapolis-marking the Fever phenom&#8217;s <strong>second All-Star nod in just her second season<\/strong>. The West will be captained by <strong>Minnesota Lynx<\/strong> standout <strong>Napheesa Collier<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Captain CC,&#8221;<\/em> the Fever declared on social media, <strong>celebrating the news alongside a wave of fan love<\/strong> and teammate support.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Boston and Clark are unstoppable<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/wnba\/aliyah-boston.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston<\/a> and Clark, <strong>now in their second season together<\/strong>, continue to form one of the league&#8217;s most exciting young duos. The pair represented Indiana at last year&#8217;s All-Star Game, along with <strong>Kelsey Mitchell<\/strong>, and helped guide the Fever <strong>to a .500 record and a playoff appearance<\/strong> in Clark&#8217;s rookie campaign.<\/p>\n<p>This season, Boston is putting up <strong>15.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game<\/strong>, while Clark-despite missing the last two games with a groin injury-has dazzled with <strong>18.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, and a league-leading 8.9 assists per game<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">The spotlight will be on Clark<\/h2>\n<p>The game is scheduled for July 19 at <strong>Gainbridge Fieldhouse<\/strong>. Clark led the voting, followed by Collier, Boston, Las Vegas Aces star <strong>A&#8217;ja Wilson<\/strong>, and New York Liberty standout <strong>Breanna Stewart<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>With the All-Star game going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/basketball\/wnba\/indiana-fever.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indy<\/a><strong> for the first time<\/strong>, the spotlight will burn even brighter-and the fans, teammates, and Clark herself are more than ready. 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