Chicago hosts full slate of WNBA All-Star Weekend activities

[ASFN Admin]

The WNBA's brightest stars will gather in Chicago this weekend to mark the league's 30th season in style.

At the center of attention is the annual All-Star Game, which this year comes with a twist.

As part of the anniversary celebration, WNBA legends Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon are serving as honorary general managers for the game. They drafted their teams from the pool of 22 All-Stars.

But even before the game tips off on Saturday night, there will be plenty of activity to grab fans' attention, including the annual 3-point contest and the brand new Shooting Stars competition.

Here's everything you need to know about All-Star weekend:

WNBA All-Star schedule​

Thursday, July 23

• WNBA Live: 4 p.m.–8 p.m. ET at McCormick Place. An interactive fan festival featuring athlete appearances, activations, and merchandise.

Friday, July 24

• WNBA Live: 9 a.m.–6 p.m. ET at McCormick Place
• Skills Night: 8 p.m. ET at Wintrust Arena. Features the WNBA Shooting Stars and WNBA 3-Point Contest (ESPN)

Saturday, July 25

• WNBA Live Presented by AWS: 9 a.m.–6 p.m. ET at McCormick Place
• WNBA All-Star Game: 8:30 p.m. ET at the United Center (ABC, Disney+)

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WNBA All-Star rosters​

Team Coop​

Head Coach: Becky Hammon

General Manager: Cynthia Cooper

Starters​

• Dallas Wings G Paige Bueckers
• New York Liberty F Breanna Stewart
• Indiana Fever G Kelsey Mitchell
• Minnesota Lynx F Natasha Howard
• Golden State Valkyries F Gabby Williams

Reserves​

• Atlanta Dream F Angel Reese
• Toronto Tempo G Marina Mabrey
• Seattle Storm C Dominique Malonga
• Las Vegas Aces G Jackie Young
• Washington Mystics G Sonia Citron
• Phoenix MercuryGKahleah Copper *

*-Injury replacement for Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum

Team Spoon​

Head Coach: Cheryl Reeve

General Manager: Teresa Weatherspoon

Starters​

• Indiana Fever G Caitlin Clark
• Las Vegas Aces C A'ja Wilson
• Minnesota Lynx G Olivia Miles
• Indiana Fever C Aliyah Boston
• Dallas Wings F Jessica Shepard

Reserves​

• Atlanta Dream G Rhyne Howard
• Atlanta Dream G Allisha Gray
• New York Liberty F Jonquel Jones
• Minnesota LynxG Courtney Williams
• Washington Mystics F Kiki Iriafen
• Los Angeles Sparks F Nneka Ogwumike

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Chicago hosts full slate of WNBA All-Star Weekend activities

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