\u201cThe Chicago Sky are thrilled to welcome the 2026 WNBA All-Star game back to Chicago. We can\u2019t wait to build on the success of the previous All-Star game and celebrate the explosive growth of the league by showcasing the WNBA\u2019s biggest stars on a world-class stage,\u201d Chicago Sky Chief Executive Officer and President Adam Fox said in a statement. \u201cWe are so excited to welcome fans from around the globe to the WNBA All-Star Game in our beautiful city with its storied basketball legacy. We are appreciative of everyone who worked with us to make this event happen.\u201d <\/p>\n
The IX Basketball, a 24\/7\/365 women\u2019s basketball newsroom powered by The Next The United Center is the home of the NBA\u2019s Chicago Bulls and the NHL\u2019s Chicago Blackhawks. The Chicago Sky previously played their first-ever games at the United Center on June 7 and July 27, taking on the Indiana Fever. Both games saw sell-out crowds.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re ecstatic to host the 2026 WNBA All-Star game and build on the two sell-out Chicago Sky games played at the United Center this year,\u201d Jerry Goldman, United Center vice president of booking, said in a statement. \u201cWe look forward to partnering with the Sky and the WNBA to create an unforgettable experience in Chicago.\u201d<\/p>\n The Chicago Sky shared the news<\/a> on X with the caption, \u201cNEXT STOP: WNBA ALL-STAR.\u201d<\/p>\n Want even more women\u2019s sports in your inbox?<\/p>\n Subscribe now to The IX Sports<\/a> and receive our daily women\u2019s sports newsletter covering soccer, tennis, basketball, golf, hockey and gymnastics from our incredible team of writers. That includes Basketball Wednesday from founder and editor Howard Megdal.<\/p>\n Readers of The IX Basketball now save 50% on their subscription to The IX.<\/p>\n The 3-Point Contest and WNBA Skills Challenge will also be a part of All-Star weekend on July 24, but the events will be held at the Sky\u2019s home base, Wintrust Arena. The WNBA will also host an interactive fan festival, which will be at Chicago\u2019s McCormick Place.<\/p>\n The 2022 WNBA All-Star in Chicago saw Team Wilson defeat Team Stewart 134-112. Sky guard Allie Quigley<\/a> won her record fourth 3-Point Contest, becoming the first player to do so.<\/p>\n The 2025 All-Star Game<\/a> was held at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, the home of the Indiana Fever. Chicago forward Angel Reese<\/a> played on Team Collier, which beat Team Clark 151-131.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Chicago Sky are thrilled to welcome the 2026 WNBA All-Star game back to Chicago. We can\u2019t wait…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":218343,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[7073,49,48,726,82,35172,630],"class_list":["post-218342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-all-star","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-chicago-sky","tag-sports","tag-united-center","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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