WNBA Prepares for All-Star Weekend

The growth of women’s sports continues to make itself known.

The 2024 WNBA All-Star game on Saturday at Footprint Center in Phoenix is officially sold out, according to the league.

Fans can still get tickets on secondary ticketing websites at an average ticket price of $254 as of Friday morning, according to TFL.

The interest in women’s basketball is undoubtedly getting bigger, and some of that is from a few of the league’s rookies this year.

Caitlin Clark, who set a record in the NCAA last year for most career points by a man or woman, and Angel Reese, who led LSU to an NCAA championship in her junior season, were selected for the game in their first years. This week, Clark set another record with 19 assists in a game, the most in a single WNBA game.

Aside from the Indiana Fever’s Aliyah Boston, all other players in the game have been in the league for at least four years. Players are selected by a combination of votes from fans, players and a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. 

Clark, Reese and Boston will play on Team WNBA against the USA Women’s National Team. Similar to 2021, the All-Star game changed this year from Team East vs. Team West as Team USA prepares for the 2024 Paris Olympics beginning later this month, where Team USA will compete for its eighth consecutive gold medal.

Due to the Olympics, the All-Star break will also be extended this year.

Footprint Center will host a few other events Friday night. The Starry WNBA 3-point Contest and Kia WNBA Skills Challenge will be aired at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. As of Friday morning, the average ticket price stood at $110. WNBA Live, the league’s fan festival, will also be open at the Phoenix Convention Center from July 19-20.

Fans can tune into the WNBA All-Star game at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN and ABC.

Photo credit: USA Basketball