A record-setting season gets its well-deserved midsummer break, as the best of the WNBA shows out for a Saturday night scrimmage on broadcast television. Even with local lionheart Caitlin Clark iced up on the sidelines, Indianapolis will still be packed and hyped for a stacked All-Star Game lineup.
How to watch the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game
Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse — Indianapolis
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Time: 8:30 p.m. ET, Saturday
TV: ABC
Streaming: Fubo (try for free)
Watching in person? Get tickets on StubHub.
This broadcast will also be available on ESPN+.
The festivities tipped off Thursday with an “orange carpet” walk, which celebrated the league’s various styles and swaggers. Friday night featured a New York Liberty sweep in the annual Skills Competition and 3-Point Contest, with Saturday’s All-Star Game as the weekend centerpiece. Rather than East vs. West conference clashing, the two teams were chosen by the captains, Clark and Napheesa Collier. Although the former is injured, her team still has Fever representation for the Indy crowd.
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The custom beige court is easy on the eyes, decorated by stars, skylines and a heat map across navy paint. The two jerseys are clean, too.
The game itself has some unique rules designed to showcase skill level and maximize entertainment value. There are two long-range “four-point” circles 28 feet from the rim, and the shot clock is reduced to 20 seconds. Furthermore, teams can make on-the-fly live substitutions (think hockey line changes), and all shooting fouls are automatic points (until the final two minutes of the fourth quarter, plus overtime if necessary).
Saturday’s action is loaded with ascending superstars. Rookie Paige Bueckers (Dallas) has been voted into the starting five, while fellow starter Aliyah Boston (Indiana) is still on the come up at 23 years old. Washington’s pair of newcomers, Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron, have made an immediate ripple around the league. Chicago forward Angel Reese is now 2-for-2 in making the All-Star cut.
Then we have an inspiring set of first-time All-Stars. Brittney Sykes (Washington) earns her first nod at 31 years old; Kayla Thornton does so at 32, representing the inaugural Golden State Valkryies campaign. And Gabby Williams (Seattle) has been in the league since 2018, but her breakout 2025 season is getting well-deserved props.
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Most of the usual marquees are here, too. This is All-Star appearance No. 7 for reigning MVP A’ja Wilson (Las Vegas). Same goes for two-time MVP Breanna Stewart (New York) and six-time All-WNBA force Skylar Diggins (Seattle). Leading the group in overall experience is Diggins’ teammate Nneka Ogwumike, taking her 10th trip to the All-Star Game. Ogwumike is now three bids away from Sue Bird’s all-time mark.
There’s a slight damper without Clark, who has been limited by groin and quad injuries throughout 2025. Even without her, these rosters are tremendously talented and well worth the tune-in. The halftime show is held down by Memphis crunk queen GloRilla. Her raps are buoyant and punchy; her Tennessee accent is an instant mood-lifter.
Team Clark
* denotes replacement selection
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G Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever — captain (out)
F Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever
G Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty
C A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
F Satou Sabally, Phoenix Mercury (out)
G Kelsey Mitchell, Indiana Fever
F Gabby Williams, Seattle Storm
G Sonia Citron, Washington Mystics
F Kiki Iriafen, Washington Mystics
G Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces
F Kayla Thornton, Golden State Valkyries
G Brittney Sykes, Washington Mystics*
F Brionna Jones, Atlanta Dream*
Team Collier
* denotes replacement selection
F Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx — captain
F Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty
G Allisha Gray, Atlanta Dream
F Nneka Ogwumike, Seattle Storm
G Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings
G Courtney Williams, Minnesota Lynx
G Skylar Diggins, Seattle Storm
F Angel Reese, Chicago Sky
F Alyssa Thomas, Phoenix Mercury
G Kelsey Plum, Los Angeles Sparks
G Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream (out)
G Kayla McBride, Minnesota Lynx*
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Updated All-Star odds
WNBA All-Star Game record book
Most MVPs, individual — Maya Moore and Lisa Leslie, 3
Others with multiple MVPs — Swin Cash, Arike Ogunbowale
Most MVPs, team — Los Angeles Sparks, 5 (Lisa Leslie, Nikki Teasley and Candace Parker)
Highest team scoring — Team Stewart, 143 (2023)
Closest game — East 125, West 124 in OT (2014)
Most ASG selections — Sue Bird, 13
Most ASG starts — Sue Bird, 9
Single-game records:
Points — Arike Ogunbowale, 34 (2024)
Assists — Sue Bird, 11 (2017)
Rebounds — Lisa Leslie, Yolanda Griffith and Jonquel Jones, 14
Made 3s — Jewell Loyd, 10 (2023)
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