{"id":233476,"date":"2025-10-18T08:26:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T08:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/233476\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T08:26:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T08:26:07","slug":"wnba-star-caitlin-clark-returns-to-the-annika-pro-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/233476\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Star Caitlin Clark Returns to The Annika Pro-Am"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WNBA All-Star Weekend is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DP4aUbIkt2q\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">returning to the Windy City<\/a>, with the league announcing Thursday that it will hold the 2026 All-Star Game in Chicago next summer.<\/p>\n<p>The game will tip off on Saturday, July 25th, inside the 20,917-seat United Center, while the 3-Point Contest and Skills Challenge will take place the night before at the 10,380-capacity Wintrust Arena, home to the Chicago Sky.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The WNBA is thrilled to bring AT&amp;T WNBA All-Star back to Chicago, which will undoubtedly deliver unforgettable competition and community outreach,&#8221; said commissioner Cathy Engelbert in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wnba.com\/news\/att-all-star-chicago-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Thursday&#8217;s statement<\/a>. &#8220;Together with the Chicago Sky, we look forward to celebrating the game&#8217;s brightest stars, engaging WNBA fans around the world, and showcasing the energy of one of basketball&#8217;s most iconic cities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 WNBA All-Star Game will mark Chicago&#8217;s second time hosting the midseason event after the <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/wnba-all-star-weekend-sylvia-fowles-allie-quigley-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2022 edition<\/a> landed in the Windy City.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We can&#8217;t wait to build on the success of the previous All-Star Game and celebrate the explosive growth of the league by showcasing the WNBA&#8217;s biggest stars on a world-class stage,&#8221; Chicago Sky CEO and president Adam Fox said.<\/p>\n<p>While the first All-Star Game in Chicago took place at Wintrust Arena, next year&#8217;s stage includes a significant venue upgrade to the United Center.<\/p>\n<p>The Sky played their <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/chicago-sky-moves-2025-wnba-games-vs-indiana-fever-to-united-center-arena\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">first-ever games<\/a> at the Bulls&#8217; NBA arena this past season, taking on the Indiana Fever for two regular-season 2025 WNBA matchups.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re 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,&#8221; said United Center VP of booking Jerry Goldman.<\/p>\n<p>The WNBA will be eager to showcase its growth since its last All-Star visit, as investment \u2014 both internal and external \u2014 remains a hot topic heading into the league&#8217;s 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WNBA All-Star Weekend is returning to the Windy City, with the league announcing Thursday that it will hold&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":233477,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[129801,39778,1760,129802,2839,33055,2729,99,129803,434,51111],"class_list":{"0":"post-233476","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-2025-lpga-tour","9":"tag-annika-sorenstam","10":"tag-caitlin-clark","11":"tag-gainbridge","12":"tag-indiana-fever","13":"tag-lpga","14":"tag-nelly-korda","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-the-annika-pro-am","17":"tag-wnba","18":"tag-wnba-injuries"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}