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INDIANAPOLIS — The WNBA is using a different format for this year's All-Star Game, which will be held in Phoenix on July 20.. The format this year is Team USA vs. Team WNBA — an exhibition ...
The league later announced a revised 22-game schedule, but no all-star game was played. No official All-Star Game was held in 2010. Instead, there was an exhibition game matching the USA national team against a WNBA All-Star team, with Team USA winning 99–72 at Mohegan Sun Arena. [3] The Western Conference leads the overall series 10–4.
The WNBA put in three new rules for the 2022 All-Star Game and brought them back for the 2023 All-Star Game: [15] 4-Point Shot. Four circles – two at each end of the court – were placed above the current three-point line; 20-Second Shot Clock; Automatic Points for Free-Throw Attempts: “No Free-Throws”
All-Stars are picked by a combination of fan vote (50%), current WNBA players (25%) and media (25%). After voting closes, the top 10 vote-getters will be named as All-Star Game participants, with any players competing for the U.S. on the Olympic team staying on their team.
A'ja Wilson, who was a team captain at the 2023 WNBA All-Star game, received the most fan votes in the initial round of voting. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) (Jamie Squire via Getty Images)
Emilee Chinn/Getty Images WNBA All-Star voting increased by more than 600 percent from 2023 to 2024, according to the final numbers the league released on Tuesday, July 2. Last year, no WNBA ...
The players for the All-Star Game were selected by the voting process described above. The starters were announced on July 11, 2019, with Elena Delle Donne and A'ja Wilson leading the vote meaning they would be captains of the two All-Star teams. [5] The player line-up was completed when the reserves were announced on July 15, 2019. [6]
A combination of fan, player, media and coach voting will determine who takes part and, after the first round of fan voting, Wilson leads with 217,773 votes and Clark trails just behind with 216,427.