Many notable voices spoke out against the WNBA for the player voting results, perhaps none more passionately than ESPN's legendary college basketball analyst Dick Vitale.

Despite dominating the fan vote as the WNBA's leading all-star vote-getter by a record-setting margin, Fever star Caitlin Clark ranked as the ninth-best guard by players. Fellow players rated Clark as the second-best guard on her own team behind Kelsey Mitchell.

The Indiana Fever secured a ticket to the WNBA Commissioner's Cup final after going 4-1 against their Eastern Conference opponents. They edged out the New York Liberty, who also finished with a 4-1 record but lost the tiebreaker due to their defeat against Indiana in Cup play.