The2023WNBA All-Star Game was anexhibitionbasketball game played on July 15, 2023, atMichelob Ultra Arena. TheLas Vegas Aces hosted the game and related events for the third time - the previous games being in2019 and2021.^[1]

A'ja Wilson, of theLas Vegas Aces was the overall leader in fan votes with 95,860, withBreanna Stewart, of theNew York Liberty, finishing in 2nd with 87,586 votes.^[2]

On July 13, 2023, it was announced thatKehlani would be performing theHalf-Time Show.^[3]

On June 5, the WNBA announced that 2023 would have a similar roster selection process to the2022 WNBA All-Star Game. Fans, WNBA players, head coaches, sports writers, and broadcasters would all be able to vote for All Stars. All groups could fill out a ballot of four guards and six front court players. Players and coaches could not vote for members of their own team. Voting began on June 7 at 2 p.m. ET and concluded on Wednesday, June 21 at 11:59 p.m. ET.^[4]

The voting was weighted as follows:

Players were not allowed to vote for their own teammates. The top 10 players receiving votes based on this weighting would be selected to the All-Star Game. These ten players would be deemed the starters. After the announcement of the starters, the WNBA's head coaches will select the 12 reserves. Coaches will vote for three guards, five frontcourt players, and four players at either position regardless of conference. They could not vote for their own players. The top two vote-getters will be captains of the two All-Star teams and will select their teams from the pool of 8 remaining starters and the 12 reserves. The captains will draft their respective rosters by selecting first from the remaining eight players in the pool of starters and then from the pool of 12 reserves.ESPN may broadcast the WNBA All-Star Team Selection Special.

The following is the top 30 players based on fan voting alone.^[5]

The following are the overall scores for the Top 10 finishers – based on the results from all three voting groups. The fans votes are weighed at 50%, while votes from the media and players are weighed 25%. The players are sorted by their positions. The top four players at the guards and the top 6 players at the frontcourt positions were deemed the starters for the game. After the release of the voting results, the leagues head coaches will select the twelve All-Star reserves by voting for three guards, five frontcourt players, and four players at either position. The results of this vote was announced on July 1, 2023.^[6]

The head coaches for the AT&T WNBA All-Star 2023 will be the head coaches of the two teams regardless of conference with the best records following games on Friday, June 30. The head coach with the best record as of that date will coach the team whose captain earned the most fan votes.

Becky Hammon, coach of theLas Vegas Aces, andStephanie White, coach of theConnecticut Sun, qualified to be the two head coaches for the 2023 All-Star Game.^[7][8] They earned the right to be the coaches as they guided their teams to the top two spots in the standings as of that date. This is Hammon's second time and White first time as head coaches in the All-Star game. White had previous been an assistant coach for the Western Conference Team in the2013 game. Hammon coached Team Wilson due to having the best record at the date coaches were chosen and Wilson having the most votes. White coached Team Stewart.

The players for the all-star Game were selected by the voting process described above. The starters for the game were announced on June 25, 2023, withA'ja Wilson of theLas Vegas Aces andBreanna Stewart of theNew York Liberty leading in fan votes. Those two were named captains for the game.^[9] This was Wilson and Stewarts fifth time being named to the All-Star team.^[10]

The Western Conference provided the majority of the all-star starters with eight of the starters being from that conference.Brittney Griner of thePhoenix Mercury was selected for the ninth time, and she was joined the in starting front court bySatou Sabally of theDallas Wings,Aliyah Boston of theIndiana Fever, andNneka Ogwumike of theLos Angeles Sparks. This was Sabally's second selection, Boston's first, and Ogwumike's eighth. The starting front court consisted ofJackie Young andChelsea Gray of theLas Vegas Aces,Jewell Loyd of theSeattle Storm andArike Ogunbowale of theDallas Wings. Gray, and Loyd have earned five all-star game selections, while it was Ogunbowale's third and Young's second selections.^[10]

Opposite of the starters, the Eastern Conference provide the majority of the All-Star reserves with nine of the twelve reserves coming from that conference.Elena Delle Donne of theWashington Mystics was selected for the seventh time, joined in the front court byAlyssa Thomas andDeWanna Bonner of theConnecticut Sun,Cheyenne Parker of theAtlanta Dream,Napheesa Collier of theMinnesota Lynx, andEzi Magbegor of theSeattle Storm. This was Thomas's fourth selection, Bonner's fifth, Collier's third, and Parker and Magbegor's first. The backcourt reserves consisted ofKahleah Copper of theChicago Sky,Allisha Gray of theAtlanta Dream,Sabrina Ionescu andCourtney Vandersloot of theNew York Liberty,Kelsey Mitchell of theIndiana Fever, andKelsey Plum of theLas Vegas Aces. Vandersloot earned her fifth All-Star selection, Cooper earned her third, while Ionescu and Plum earned their second. Gray and Mitchell were named to their first All-Star game.^[11]

Delle Donne was announced out for the game following an ankle injury on July 11.Rhyne Howard of theAtlanta Dream was selected as her replacement. This is Howard's second All-Star selection.^[12]

The WNBA-All Star draft took place on July 8, 2023.^[13]A'ja Wilson andBreanna Stewart were named captain respectively as they received the most fan votes. The first six players to be drafted were starters. The next 12 players, chosen by WNBA head coaches were then drafted. Wilson began the draft of the starters due to her having the most votes, while Stewart began the draft of the reserves.^[14]

^INJ1 Elena Delle Donne was injured during her July 9 game against theConnecticut Sun and was ruled out of the All-Star Game.^[15]
^REP1 Rhyne Howard was selected as a replacement for Elena Delle Donne on July 11, 2023.^[15]

The WNBA put in three new rules for the 2022 All-Star Game and brought them back for the 2023 All-Star Game:^[16]

• 4-Point Shot
  • Four circles – two at each end of the court – were placed above the current three-point line
• 20-Second Shot Clock
• Automatic Points for Free-Throw Attempts: “No Free-Throws”

On January 12, 2023, it was announced that there will be a Three-Point Contest and Skills Challenge on July 14, the night before the All-Star game. It will be televised onESPN in the US and onTSN1/4/5 in Canada.^[1] The Three-Point Contest is presented byStarry, while the WNBA Skills Challenge is presented byKia.

The contestants for the three-point contest were announced on July 13, 2023.^[17]DiJonai Carrington andSami Whitcomb were not selected to the All-Star game, but were selected to participate in the three point contest. The competition is two rounds, with the top three finishers from the first round advancing. Competitors have one minute & 10 seconds & 27 balls to accumulate points. Four racks contain four regular balls worth one point and one "money ball" worth two points. One rack is all money balls. In the event of ties, there will be multiple 30-second tiebreakers before a winner is determined.^[18]

Sabrina Ionescu won the three point contest by virtue of scoring 37 of a possible 40 points in the final round. She made 20 consecutive shots during the round and only missed 2 total shots. Ionescu's 37-point final round was the highest-scoring round by a WNBA or NBA player – the previous WNBA record was 30, whichAllie Quigley set in Chicago in 2022, while the previous NBA record was 31, whichStephen Curry set in Atlanta in 2021 and whichTyrese Haliburton equaled in Salt Lake City in 2023.^[19]

On July 11, the WNBA announced that the skills challenge will consist of four teams of two players. Each team will consist of players selected for the All-Star Game from the same team. Teams will compete in a two-round, timed, obstacle course, relay competition that tests agility, dribbling, passing, and shooting skills. The first round will feature all four teams competing one at a time in a race against the clock. As each team goes on the clock, Player 1 will complete the obstacle course and will be followed by their teammate, Player 2. The two teams that successfully complete the course with the fastest times will advance to the final round and compete on the same course for the championship. In the event of a tie, if necessary to determine a team that will advance to the final round or determine the champion, the tied teams shall repeat the course.^[20]

Team Aces and Team Liberty advanced following the First Round of Action with Team Aces having the best time. During the Final Round, Team Liberty went first and posted 58.0 seconds. Team Aces went second and had no problem beating the Team Liberty time. Team Aces posted a 45.9 second final round time - beating the Liberty by 13.7 seconds.Kelsey Plum andChelsea Gray were crowned the winners of the WNBA Skills Challenge.^[21]

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