Vitale was among the many who were upset about Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark being ranked as the ninth-best guard by her peers in the player voting portion of the WNBA All-Star process after ranking first in fan voting and third in media voting — and he took to X to air his grievances.

Caitlin Clark led fan voting and landed a captain spot for the WNBA All-Star Game, but WNBA players only ranked her ninth among guards—sparking outrage. Well ESPN legend Dick Vitale ripped the players for lowballing Caitlin Clark in All-Star voting calling it pure envy.