Indianapolis sports-business officials say if they achieve their goal of becoming an epicenter of women’s sports by 2050, they’ll likely look back at this WNBA All-Star Weekend as the spark.
Some 750 volunteers are being deployed throughout the city to help pull off the event. But their work started long ago.
Throughout All-Star Weekend, users can accumulate points by visiting 25 locations across the city and redeeming them for merch or the chance to win a signed basketball or tickets to a 2026 Indiana Fever game.
Clark, who has already missed nine games this season with injuries, is scheduled to participate in Friday night’s 3-point contest as part of the WNBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis. Then, on Saturday, she is expected to play in the All-Star Game.
With little to no vacancy and multiple events downtown, hotel rooms are about as hard to come by as tickets to the WNBA All-Star Game.
The automotive company succeeds Fishers-based startup Spokenote as the sponsor featured in the front left shoulder patch.
Meanwhile, Clark is expected to play Wednesday when the Fever host the Golden State Valkyries after she missed the past five games with a left groin injury.
The two captains chose their teams for the game that will be played on July 19 at Clark’s home arena in Indianapolis. The squads will be revealed Tuesday night.
The Dallas Wings will try again to showcase a Caitlin Clark-Paige Bueckers matchup at the home of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks.
Mitchell joins Aliyah Boston and Tamika Catchings as the only Indiana Fever players to earn three WNBA All-Star selections.
Organizers of both organizations are trying to make sure one doesn’t overshadow the other.
The Fever will receive a $500,000 prize for winning the league’s in-season tournament.
Paige Bueckers will play in her first WNBA All-Star Game while Nneka Ogwumike has earned her 10th selection, the league announced Monday as it named the All-Star starters.
The pair will draft their fellow starters from a group that will be revealed on Monday. After the starters are announced, the league’s head coaches will choose the 13 reserves.
The game at the 20,000-seat American Airlines Center in Dallas was one of several moved to bigger arenas this year in the WNBA due to high demand for tickets from those wanting to see Clark play.
Becoming the new radio voice of the Indiana Fever at the start of this season, John Nolan is capitalizing on a big break, which is directly coinciding with his new employer’s national breakthrough.
On-court activities leading up to the July 19 All-Star Game range from a communal Zumba workout to an exhibition of disc-catching dogs.
Clark, last year’s WNBA Rookie of the Year, has already missed five of the team’s 14 games this season with a left quadriceps strain.
To fill the roster spot, Fever signed guard Aari McDonald, who previously played in three games with the Fever via the WBNA’s emergency hardship exception.
The WNBA All-Star 2025 Host Committee invites fans to join a statewide scavenger hunt celebrating women’s basketball history, with All-Star tickets and prizes on the line.
