Caitlin Clark Can’t Bring Herself to ‘Care’ About Her MVP Votes

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Caitlin Clark is pretty apathetic about her standing in the WNBA’s 2024 MVP rankings.

On September 22, two-time Olympian A’Ja Wilson was officially named the league’s most valuable player for the third time in her career. The Las Vegas Aces player received the top vote on all 67 ballots submitted by sportswriters and broadcasters, making her only the second WNBA player to be named the unanimous MVP. Wilson had an undeniably impressive season, becoming the first WNBA player to score 1,000 points in a single season and leading the league in total points, rebounds, and blocks, among other broken records.

However, she’s not the only player to receive recognition for their contributions to the league. Every year, a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters vote by ranking their top five choices for most valuable player, with each placement earning a specific amount of points. And yes, star rookie Caitlin Clark was a part of the conversation.

Coming in fourth place after Wilson (670 points), Minnesota Linx player Napheesa Collier (467 points), and New York Liberty’s Breanna Stewart (295 points), Clark received 130 points, having earned two third-place votes, 26 fourth-place votes, and 22 fifth-place votes—an incredible achievement for a rookie.

Despite a rough start to the season, Clark had a record-breaking impact on the league beyond unprecedented viewership numbers. Not only does the 22-year-old point guard lead the league in assists, but she also broke the rookie scoring record and became the first rookie to record a triple double during a game—and she did it twice!

Now, the Indiana Fever is about to head into its first playoff game since 2016, and Clark can’t bring herself to care about this new accolade in the face of today’s first-round matchup against the Connecticut Sun. “I mean, it’s cool, but at the same time, I don’t really care,” she said during a pregame press conference. “You know, my life is very unaffected by that. I’m just going to try to go out there and help my team.”

She continued, “Obviously, our goal was to get to the playoffs, but I have a belief that we can come in here and we can win this series.” Ultimately, she said, that’s where her “focus” lies, though she’s “proud” of how far the team has come since the start of the season.

While the highly anticipated rookie of the year award has yet to be announced, we’re sure CC isn’t thinking about that either.

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Originally Appeared on Glamour