Where to watch 2026 WNBA All-Star Game: TV channel, live stream, time, odds, MVP predictions
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- Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers serve as captains after receiving a combined total of over 2 million fan votes, but unlike past captains, they did not draft their own rosters — WNBA legends Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon acted as honorary general managers instead.
- The United Center hosts the All-Star Game for the first time Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC (fubo streaming), and the venue is twice the size of Wintrust Arena, where Chicago hosted the 2022 All-Star Game.
- Becky Hammon (Las Vegas Aces) and Cheryl Reeve (Minnesota Lynx) were named head coaches because their teams held the league's best records at the July 10 deadline.
- Nneka Ogwumike makes her 11th All-Star appearance as a Team Coop reserve, tying Diana Taurasi for the second-most selections in league history; Sue Bird holds the all-time record with 13.
- Olivia Miles, a Minnesota Lynx rookie, will become just the ninth rookie ever to start a WNBA All-Star Game, while Wings guard Azzi Fudd became the first rookie to win the league's 3-point contest during Friday's festivities.
- Kelsey Plum was originally a Team Coop reserve but will miss the game nursing a leg injury, with Phoenix Mercury's Kahleah Copper named as her replacement earlier in the week.
Why it matters: The WNBA's move to the United Center doubles the venue capacity from 2022's Wintrust Arena, marking a larger showcase in the league's 30th-anniversary season — while Kelsey Plum loses her Team Coop reserve spot to Kahleah Copper after a leg injury.
