Plot Synopsis

Each year since 1999 -- except during some years when the Summer Olympics were staged (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) -- the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) has held its mid-season All-Star Game, featuring a game between the best players. Plus, in 2010 the WNBA hosted a special mid-season showcase, featuring the USA Women's National Team playing the WNBA All-Stars in advance of the FIBA World Championship, which the league does not consider to be an all-star game.

From the first game through 2017, the event featured an East vs. West format. Then, for two years (2018 and 2019), the teams were captained by stars -- Candace Parker & Elena Delle Donne in 2018 and A'ja Wilson & Elena Delle Donne in 2019 -- who selected their teammates in an all-star draft. For the 2020 season, there was no game, because COVID-19 caused a shortened WNBA season during what would've been the 2020 Summer Olympics, which were delayed one year. For 2021, the format featured Team USA vs. Team WNBA as preparation for the Olympics. For 2022 & 2023, the game returned to teams captained by stars: A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. In 2024, the U.S. Olympic Team battled Team WNBA in preparation for the Paris Olympics.
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The 2024 WNBA ALL-STAR GAME, the league's 20th all-star game, was broadcast live on Saturday, July 20, 2024 from 8:30-10:30pm ET/5:30-7:30pm PT on ABC from Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ. This year, the USA Basketball Women's National Team takes on the WNBA All-Stars who were selected as part of a combination of fan, player, media, and coach voting. Veteran play-by-play voice Ryan Ruocco, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe will call the action for both days, with LaChina Robinson hosting studio coverage live from site alongside analysts Andraya Cater, Hall of Famer Carolyn Peck and Chiney Ogwumike.

WNBA All-Stars: DeWanna Bonner (Connecticut Sun), Aliyah Boston (Indiana Fever), Caitlin Clark (Indiana Fever), Allisha Gray (Atlanta Dream), Dearica Hamby (Los Angeles Sparks), Brionna Jones (Connecticut Sun), Jonquel Jones (New York Liberty), Kayla McBride (Minnesota Lynx), Kelsey Mitchell (Indiana Fever), Arike Ogunbowale (Dallas Wings), Nneka Ogwumike (Seattle Storm), Angel Reese (Chicago Sky).

USA Basketball Women's National Team: Napheesa Collier (Minnesota Lynx), Kahleah Copper (Phoenix Mercury), Chelsea Gray (Las Vegas Aces), Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury), Sabrina Ionescu (New York Liberty), Jewell Loyd (Seattle Storm), Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas Aces), Breanna Stewart (New York Liberty), Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury), Alyssa Thomas (Connecticut Sun), A'ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces), Jackie Young (Las Vegas Aces)

Pitbull performs at halftime.