With younger players like Caitlin Clark and Rhyne Howard leading the charge, the 3-point shot has become more important in the WNBA.

The major men’s professional leagues have realized transparency makes the game better. The NBA releases an assessment of all officiating calls over the last two minutes of any game where the lead is three points or less. The NFL, which takes paranoia to an art form, discloses how much players are fined and reasons for suspensions.

That wasn't the only WNBA first Bueckers accomplished. The 2025 No. 1 overall pick also hit the first-ever four-point shot in All-Star Game history 28 seconds into the first quarter — it came on her very first shot, to boot. Though the Wings are just 6-17 this season, Bueckers has been the lone bright spot for the team.

WNBA players wrested the spotlight of the All-Star weekend to get the fans on their side amid intensifying labor talks with the league, as the annual showcase of the sport's top talent celebrated an influx of new fans.

During All-Star Game warmups, WNBA players wore a shirt that read "Pay Us What You Owe Us" in front of the large crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse and the audience at home.

Despite Caitlin Clark's absence, the 2025 WNBA All-Star game on Saturday night has potential to be a memorable one on Saturday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Clark, who is out with a groin injury,

Players are putting on the pressure amid CBA negotiation tensions. "We're going to continue to push for everything that we've earned."

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is optimistic that the league and players union will come to a new collective bargaining agreement at some point.

WNBA Has Six Words for Angel Reese's Outfit at Orange Carpet originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Chicago Sky star Angel Reese has established herself as a style icon in the WNBA, and she certainly lived up to that label on Thursday.

Plenty of fans let the league know whose side they were on during the All-Star Game postgame ceremony, where loud chats of "Pay them!" broke out as league commissioner Cathy Engelbert spoke. Fans also held up "Pay the players" signs in the stands.

Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman started a Twitch live stream a couple of months ago. It went viral during All-Star weekend in Indianapolis.