Player participation in the WNBA All-Star vote for starters was incomplete. Some Los Angeles Sparks players did not receive ballots before the results were tallied and released Thursday, a team spokesperson said in a statement shared with The Athletic. “Players were sent ballots via email,” the statement said. “Some players indicated that they didn’t receive the email or weren’t aware of it until after the voting period had closed. That’s something we take responsibility for as an organization,
A day after the 2026 WNBA All-Star starters were released, controversy has erupted after it was revealed that less than half of the league’s players actually submitted ballots. Reports also claim that some Los Angeles Sparks players did not receive their ballots and thus could not vote.
More than half of the WNBA 's 180 players didn't submit their ballots for All-Star starters ahead of this month's game in Chicago, a person familiar with the balloting told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the voting. “Players were sent ballots via email,” the Sparks said in a statement.
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