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The 2025 WNBA All-Star festivities continue Saturday evening with the All-Star game, tipping off at 8:30 p.m. ET from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Second-year Fever star and All-Star captain Caitlin Clark will sit this one out while managing a groin injury, but she’ll be on the sidelines helping coach her team as they take on fellow captain Napheesa Collier’s squad.
Six players will make their All-Star debuts this year, including 2025 No. 1 pick Paige Bueckers, Gabby Williams, Kayla Thornton, Brittney Sykes, and Mystics rookies Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron.
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The night marks a second chapter in the weekend’s events, fresh off Friday night’s 3-point and skills contests, won by the Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu and Natasha Cloud, respectively. The two were awarded prizes of $62,575 (Ionescu) and $57,575 (Cloud) for their wins, and Ionescu announced she’d split her prize with rookie Citron, who competed alongside her in the contest:
This year’s All-Star game will feature four special rules, including a 4-point shot, with areas for those shots designated with four circles (two on each side of the court) located 28 feet from the rim.
Other special rules include live substitutions (one player substitution allowed per possession), a 20-second shot clock and the elimination of free throws until the final two minutes of the fourth quarter. Instead of free throws, players who are fouled will instead be awarded the maximum number of points for the number of free throws they would have attempted given the foul.
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Between the on-court festivities (and off-court shenanigans), there’s still plenty left on tap in the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game:
2025 All-Star Rosters
Team Collier
Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty
Allisha Gray, Atlanta Dream
Nneka Ogwumike, Seattle Storm
Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings
Courtney Williams, Minnesota Lynx
Skylar Diggins, Seattle Storm
Alyssa Thomas, Phoenix Mercury
Kelsey Plum, Los Angeles Sparks
Kayla McBride, Minnesota Lynx (replacing Rhyne Howard)
Team Clark
Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever
Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty
A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
Kelsey Mitchell, Indiana Fever
Gabby Williams, Seattle Storm
Sonia Citron, Washington Mystics
Kiko Irafen, Washington Mystics
Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces
Kayla Thornton, Golden State Valkyries
Brittney Sykes, Washington Mystics (replacing Caitlin Clark)
Brionna Jones, Atlanta Dream (replacing Satou Sabally)
Date: Saturday, July 19
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse | Indianapolis, Indiana
TV channel: ESPN, ESPN+, Disney+
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