Caitlin Clark smiling and speaking into a WNBA-branded microphone at a press conference, with an AT&T WNBA All-Star Chicago backdrop behind her.
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Caitlin Clark Was Mid-Answer at WNBA All-Star Weekend When the LeBron News Hit

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Caitlin Clark was mid-press conference at WNBA All-Star weekend when the news broke that LeBron picked Philadelphia. Her instant reaction: she’d just made her own pitch to get him to Indiana. “It didn’t get to him fast enough.”

Caitlin Clark speaking at a podium during WNBA All-Star Weekend Media Day at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark fields questions during WNBA All-Star Weekend Media Day at Chicago’s Obama Presidential Center on July 24, 2026. Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski / Imagn Images.

LeBron James is joining the Philadelphia 76ers, and Caitlin Clark learned it live while fielding questions at All-Star festivities in Chicago.

“I just pitched him for the Pacers! It didn’t get to him fast enough,” she joked, per Fieldhouse Files’ Scott Agness. “The 76ers? Wow.”

Caitlin Clark in a blue WNBA All-Star jersey jumping to shoot a basketball at the United Center in Chicago.
Caitlin Clark rises for a three-pointer during the 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game at the United Center in Chicago on July 25, 2026. Photo by Geoff Stellfox / Getty Images.

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She admitted where her heart really wanted him: “Selfishly, I wanted the Warriors because Steph and Bron would have been absolutely insane together, but they have some serious talent on the 76ers, arguably, maybe, one of the favorites in the East now with the Knicks and, obviously, my Pacers.”

Clark said she’ll be tuning in to more Philly games this fall, as James likely closes out his career with the 76ers.

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