Napheesa Collier jokingly put Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark in hassle after she requested “StudBudz” co-host Natisha Hiedeman to affix the Staff Clark bench. The “StudBudz: duo of Courtney Williams and Hiedeman live-streamed the WNBA’s All-Star Weekend.
Forward of the All-Star Sport, Hiedeman bumped into Clark and Collier. Clark informed the “StudBudz” co-host that she had been watching their stream your complete night time earlier than after which requested if Hiedeman may sit on the Staff Clark bench. Collier jumped in after Clark’s request and jokingly put her in hassle.
“I used to be streaming all of it final night time, it was superior. I had it on my TV downstairs the entire time,” Clark stated to Hiedeman.
Hiedeman adopted Collier and requested her to shout out the Studbudz. Caitlin Clark interfered and requested her to sit down on her crew’s bench:
“Are you gonna sit courtside? You possibly can come to the Staff Clark bench.”
Collier jumped in and jokingly requested if Clark’s request might be thought-about tampering.
“Is that this tampering?” Collier requested.
Staff Collier received the All-Star Sport 151-131 as Napheesa Collier recorded a game-high 36 factors on 13-for-16 taking pictures. Kelsey Mitchell led the way in which for Staff Clark with 20 factors on 8-for-13 taking pictures.
Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier and WNBA gamers made an announcement on the 2025 All-Star Sport
Caitlin Clark and the opposite WNBA gamers current on the 2025 All-Star Sport had a message for the league forward of tipoff. The gamers confirmed solidarity and took the court docket for the pregame shootaround sporting a black T-shirt with a message.
Their T-shirts learn:
“Pay us what you owe us.”
Beneath the shirt was the WNBPA’s brand, the gamers’ affiliation that’s negotiating a brand new Collective Bargaining Settlement. With the league’s rising reputation, new TV deal and enhance in income in thoughts, the gamers are asking for a much bigger share of the pie.
Negotiations have been underway since earlier than the 2025 WNBA season started and are anticipated to conclude earlier than the beginning of subsequent season. The gamers are requesting a bigger income share, which might end in a major enhance of their paychecks. As of 2025, the minimal wage {that a} WNBA participant with lower than three years of expertise can earn is $66,079.
Edited by Dipayan Moitra

