$135,000 guard threatens security with Caitlin Clark's backing after being denied on-court access to All-Star game: "Will go get Caitlin"  

StudBudz star and Lynx player Natisha Hiedeman wasn't having it after the WNBA security denied her access to Caitlin Clark's bench during Saturday's 2025 All-Star clash. Hiedeman, one half of the StudBudz stream, co-hosted by All-Star Courtney Williams, was held back in the tunnel while the game was on.

With the stream doing a 72-hour shift to cover the weekend, Hiedeman wanted to be on the floor, but the WNBA wouldn't allow StudBudz to stream the game. During an exchange with officials in the tunnel, Hiedeman threatened to call Clark to back her after she was invited to the bench by the All-Star captain.

"I will go get Caitlin because she said I could sit on her bench, so what now?" Hiedeman said.

Clark has been a big fan of the stream and caught most of it whenever she's been away from the festivities. Before the game started, Clark invited Hiedeman to her bench. However, the WNBA All-Star game's exclusive streaming rights belonged to ABC and ESPN, forcing StudBudz to stay behind the scenes.

Caitlin Clark loses bet with StudBudz on 4-point shot

Caitlin Clark lost a bet with the StudBudz surrounding the 2025 WNBA All-Star game's 4-point shot. Clark said she would take as many shots made during the game from the 4-point circle. To everyone's surprise, both teams combined made 28 shots from that range, leading to a 151-131 high-scoring contest, won by Team Collier.

ESPN's crew reminded StudBudz of the bet, but Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman reneged the deal because of Clark's injury.

Caitlin Clark avoided any basketball activity during the weekend amid her injury woes. She's dealt with three different ailments, including left quad, left groin and right groin issues, forcing her to miss 11 games, 12 including the All-Star contest.

It directly impacted the game's result, too. Team Clark trailed from the start and had no control the rest of the way. With the 4-point shot available, Clark could have been decisive with her shooting ability, considering neither team put significant effort on defense.

It was one of the key reasons why there were 28 makes from the 4-point circle alone.

Edited by Arhaan Raje