CHICAGO — There wasn’t really any doubt. But after the city spent the weekend hosting the WNBA All-Star Game for the second time in five years, it’s more clear than ever: The love of women’s basketball in Chicago is alive and well. In every sense that matters, this weekend was a resounding success for both the WNBA and the city. The league is predicting a sellout for Saturday’s All-Star Game ...
CHICAGO — WNBA All-Star Weekend returned to Chicago for the first time since 2022, and the event was almost unrecognizable only four years later. The league’s growth manifests most clearly in the size and scope of its midseason showcase. In 2022, the skills competitions were played in an empty convention center; in 2026, the All-Star Game set an attendance record with 19,783 fans, packing an NBA arena instead of the Chicago Sky’s usual home of Wintrust Arena. “It seems to top itself year after y
Last year, waiting until the last minute to buy tickets for the WNBA All-Star Game was actually a smart strategy. Prices dropped by a whopping 50 percent, settling at just $71.
This weekend marked a moment of celebration for the WNBA, which used All-Star festivities in Chicago as a greater platform to celebrate the league’s 30th season. But this milestone also serves as a pivotal moment for league Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, whose contract is set to expire at the end of the season. Under Engelbert, the WNBA has recorded historic growth as the popularity of women’s ...
The best in women’s basketball will gather in Chicago this week for WNBA All-Star weekend, a three-day event headlined by the All-Star Game on Saturday at the United Center. Column: Chicago throws stellar party for WNBA All-Star weekend — but Sky left watching from sidelines WNBA players want teams to nip hateful online rhetoric in the bud — and fans to focus on the basketball Barack Obama ...
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