WNBA NewsFriday, Jul 3, 2026

Liberty star Breanna Stewart has received this news seven times prior, but the revelation is no less significant.

PHOENIX — The WNBA announced Thursday the players who will start this year’s All-Star Game, and among them, there isn’t a single Phoenix Mercury player selected. May 29, 2026; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas (25) and guard-forward Kahleah Copper (2) talk during the second half against the New York Liberty at Barclays Center.

Stephanie White supported Alyssa Thomas despite being a coach on a rival team. The same player who was deemed a flagrant 2 for her hand-on-neck contact with Caitlin Clark, White’s star.

Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings have finally snapped their two-game losing streak with an 86-83 win over the Connecticut Sun. It wasn’t a smooth win, though, as Wings forward Jessica Shepard made contact with Brittney Griner, resulting in a foul.

PHOENIX — If there was any indication the Phoenix Mercury are turning their season around, Thursday’s win was it. Mercury associate head coach Kristi Toliver laughs with an official during a game against the Storm at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on July 2, 2026.

Angel Reese now has six technical fouls, putting her just two techs away from a one-game suspension.

According to a report on ESPN, only 85 of 180 players in the WNBA voted for the All-Star rosters — roughly 47% of the league.

Last year, almost everybody blasted the officials, including Angel Reese. A year, a new CBA, and a variety of officiating changes later, little has changed for Reese.

Caitlin Clark has become quite the polarizing player in the midst of her third WNBA season. The Indiana Fever star remains one of the league’s top players, but many believe she continues to be disrespected by her peers, with the latest example prompting disbelief.

If no one else will speak up for her Atlanta Dream teammates, Angel Reese says she will. Despite Atlanta tied atop the Eastern Conference standings at 12-8, no Dream players were selected as All-Star Game starters. Reese said the exclusion of her teammates Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray, and other Dream players, was “disrespectful.” “I expect to be disrespected,” Reese said. “For those two, though, I think they work so hard, and they put a lot of work in, and the way that they’re guarded every ga

O'Neal argued that the WNBA's lack of dunks is the one thing preventing it from matching the NBA's entertainment value.

Hounded and harried as the stars usually are in the pro league, Paige Bueckers fought her way left to right, stepped back up from 18 feet away and as she was knocked to the floor, flipped up a prayer. For the great players, prayers of this nature are often answered. The shot went in, the whistle blew and she ended up sitting at the free throw line with her impish, triumphant expression. Then ...