WNBA fans voiced frustration after seeing this season's Most Valuable Player voting, with some questioning the voting results and arguing that certain players were disrespected. On Thursday, A'ja Wilson was named the league MVP for a record third straight season and fifth time in her impressive career. She finished ahead of Minnesota Lynx rookie Olivia Miles and Indiana Fever teammates Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark, each of whom received votes.
Wilson had 65 first-place votes and 713 points, followed by Miles with six first-place votes and 442 points. Mitchell received two first-place votes and 287 points, while Clark only had one first-place vote and 212 points. That appeared to frustrate fans who felt the Fever stars deserved more recognition from the voters.
Commenters reacted to a Yahoo Sports post on X showing the breakdown for the top four players in MVP voting. Many expressed frustration that Miles received more first-place votes than either of the Fever's backcourt stars. More news: Caitlin Clark Sends Clear Message on Kelsey Mitchell’s Future Amid Fever Rumors "This is why no one takes this league seriously.
This is about as laughable as it gets and they constantly do it to themselves," one individual commented on Yahoo Sports' X post showing the top four players in the voting. "The league as is will never allow Clark to even sniff the award. Miles ahead of Clark is a joke," one commenter wrote.
"THE ENTIRE W & those voting are 100% jokes! One of the greatest seasons by a point guard in the history of Women's BB & you get 1 vote," a commenter said. "This is why the @WNBA is so rigged.
They know that Clark is way better than Miles," another individual commented. "Olivia having more votes than Caitlin and Kelsey is wild but I expected from these people," someone else said. The MVP case was strong for all four players, with Miles, despite being a rookie, showing her value to the Lynx this season while they awaited Napheesa Collier's return from injury.
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