Aflac and WNBPA Team Up to Pay WNBA All-Stars What They're Worth

The boost in prize money splits $115,000 among the 3-point contest and skills challenge winners

When one of the biggest stars in the WNBA says she wants the league’s own 3-point contest to be her first go at the event, it pays to make it worth players’ time.

Reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year and 3-point leader Caitlin Clark faced speculation about her potential involvement in the 3-point contest at NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco back in February. When asked about it, Clark’s representatives at Excel Sports Management denied the claim, telling The Athletic in a statement that “she wants her first 3-point contest to be at WNBA All-Star in Indianapolis this summer.”

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Jason Notte

Jason Notte was a staff writer at ADWEEK.