The second-year guard was the leading vote-getter from the fans and has been a huge reason the league has had a boon in attendance and ratings over the last two seasons.

Clark sat out the team’s 98-77 loss against New York on Wednesday night.

Fever coach Stephanie White said Clark had imaging done Wednesday afternoon and deferred to the team’s training staff for more details except to say that she considered it good news.

Clark got hurt with less than a minute left in Tuesday’s win over the Sun in Boston.

INJURY REPLACEMENTS

Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes and Atlanta Dream forward Brionna Jones were announced as replacements for the All-Star Game by WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. The pair replaces Clark and Phoenix’s Satou Sabally, who are injured and can’t play in Saturday’s game.

The league didn’t announce a replacement yet for Clark in the 3-point contest.

Both will be on Clark’s team. Clark and Sabally were in the starting lineup for the team and Brondello will name their replacements.

This will be Sykes’ first All-Star appearance and Jones will be playing in her fourth one.

3-POINT CONTEST

Tonight’s 3-point contest, sans Clark, is scheduled to include contest record-holder Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty. Ionescu last entered the contest in 2023 and made 25 of her 27 shots in the final round, scoring 37 points. It was the most shots made in a 3-point contest in either the WNBA or NBA.

The Liberty’s star guard wanted to make sure she was completely healthy before officially entering the contest. She said she’ll be trying to break her own mark.

Allisha Gray, of the Atlanta Dream, who made her own history last season winning the 3-point and skills challenge, will try to defend her title in both competitions. She beat New York center Jonquel Jones 22-21 to win the 3-point shootout. Gray beat Sophie Cunningham by 2 seconds to win the skills competition. (Cunningham, now with the Fever, formerly played for Phoenix.)

Atlanta’s Gray received $110,000 from Aflac as part of a partnership with the WNBPA. The 3-point contest winner this year will get $60,000 from Aflac which is $5,000 more than the company gave last year.

Gray also got $2,575 from the league for each of her two victories.

Other participants in the 3-point contest are Washington rookie Sonia Citron and Sparks’ veteran sharp-shooter Kelsey Plum.

The other players competing in the skills challenge will be New York’s Natasha Cloud, Seattle’s Skylar Diggins and Erica Wheeler, and Minnesota’s Courtney Williams.

CBA MEETING

WNBA players and league officials met Thursday before the start of the All-Star weekend festivities for discussions on a new collective bargaining agreement.

All-Stars Clark, Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese were among about 40 players who took part in the first face-to-face meeting featuring players since December.

Players opted out of the current CBA last October and are seeking a better revenue sharing model, increased salaries, improved benefits, and a softer salary cap.

The sides are far apart in preliminary discussions and agreed to another meeting this weekend.