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.

When the WNBA’s Commissioner’s Cup was introduced five years ago, the league branded it as another opportunity to put money in players’ pockets. The trophy for winning rewards a team for excelling in regular-season intraleague competition and comes with a $500,