Three Indiana Fever players were among the 10 starters announced Thursday for the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game.
Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell will represent Indiana at the July 25 showcase in Chicago.
Guards Clark and Mitchell will be joined in the backcourt by the Dallas Wings’ Paige Bueckers and Minnesota Lynx rookie Olivia Miles.
Joining Boston in the frontcourt are four-time league MVP A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces, Natasha Howard of the Lynx, Jessica Shepard of the Wings, Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty and Gabby Williams of the Golden State Valkyries.
A mixture of fan, player and media votes selected starters. The fan vote ran from June 11-27 and counted for 50% and the media and player votes were 25% each.
Wilson and Stewart earned their eighth All-Star selections. It is the fourth for Mitchell and Boston and the third for Howard and Clark, who missed last year’s contest due to injury. Williams and Bueckers were honored for the second time while Miles and Shepard will make their All-Star debuts.
None of the starters come from the Atlanta Dream, who are tied for the fourth-best record in the league. That didn’t sit well with Dream forward Angel Reese, an All-Star in each of her previous two WNBA seasons.
Referencing Atlanta guards Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard, Reese said, “I expect to be disrespected. 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 game and they (have to) adjust. The reason why we’re where we are is because of those two.
“For us not to have anyone was just a slap in the face, but they’re not going to say anything. I am.”
Reese added, “I’m sure we’re still going to be All-Stars. I have no doubt in my mind that we still will be, but I think it is important to note that none of us were starters on a team that has had so much success this year.”
The league’s head coaches will vote for the All-Star reserves. The two head coaches for the All-Star Game will be determined by which two teams have the best records at the end of play on July 10.
–Field Level Media
