The sold-out crowd in Boston for the Connecticut Sun's game against the Indiana Fever on Tuesday night was momentarily reduced by a fan's ejection.

The 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year, who happens to be one of the biggest names in all of sports, has been battling injuries all season. She missed five games early in the season with a left quad injury, only to return and eventually be out for another five with a left groin injury.

If Caitlin Clark can't suit up for Saturday's All-Star Game, these three players would make worthy replacements.

"I think the market here itself is just going to be better for a women’s basketball program," said Sun guard Saniya Rivers.

Caitlin Clark Makes WNBA History Against Connecticut Sun originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have started to come alive as the WNBA All-Star Game nears, jumping to 11-10 through their first 21 games of the 2025 WNBA season.

In our anonymous player poll, athletes also expressed whether they should make at least $1 million in maximum salaries.

What's clear is that Providence would face stiff competition from Boston, where the Connecticut Sun already have an established audience.

Questions about the future of the Connecticut Sun loomed large over the team’s sellout at TD Garden as the Mohegan Tribe explores a sale.

But 85% of the league’s players aren’t chosen as All-Stars—and despite the growing sponsorship opportunities in women’s sports, many players still must figure out what comes after their professional careers. Rasheeda Clark is a former WNBA player who has found excellence off the court, in a very different field: fast-food franchising.