During a season of record interest in the league, WNBA All-Star 2024 in Phoenix is about to shatter some records of its own. The demand for the All-Star Game in Phoenix outpaces previous years. Sales for this year’s All-Star Game are already more than double that of last year’s final game sales on StubHub; over the last three years, sales have increased by a factor of 13.
Tickets for Saturday’s game at the Footprint Center start at $130 on StubHub. The most expensive is $50,345, sold as part of a package deal valued at over $100,000. Adam Budelli, spokesperson for StubHub, said:
The incredible demand for the WNBA, a trend amongst women’s sports, is evident in this weekend’s WNBA All-Star Game, which currently has more than double the sales of last year’s All-Star game in Las Vegas. We are continuing to see the strong demand from season kick off sustain through the season.
Safe to say EVERYONE in Phoenix loves them some Brittney Griner
She’ll have a lot of fans cheering her on in the Skills Competition tonight pic.twitter.com/2ZqFwYG5c9
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 20, 2024
And the interest is well justified. While the Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark and New York Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu opted out of the 3-Point Contest, seeing them play against each other on the court—hopefully exchanging long-distance shots—will definitely be something to admire for the casual fan. Longstanding WNBA fans will probably pay closer attention to the likes of the Minnesota Lynx’s Kayla McBride, who’s been awesome this season and who’s one of the biggest Olympic snubs. The duel between established stars and the young, hungry next generation should deliver on its promise. Fans in the arena, as well as those watching at home, won’t be disappointed.
