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All-Star Updates
The 2025 All-Star break is officially underway! I forgot to write this yesterday, so I hope y’all didn’t miss the Orange Carpet today.
Since last week, three All-Stars—Caitlin Clark, Satou Sabally, and Rhyne Howard—have been sidelined due to injuries. Caitlin, dealing with a groin injury she re-aggravated, will still be involved as a coach alongside Sandy Brondello in Saturday’s game. Rhyne is out with a knee injury, and Satou opted to sit due to an ankle injury.
Their replacements? Brittney Sykes and Brionna Jones (both on Team CC) and Kayla McBride (Team Phee). Caitlin also won’t be participating in the three-point contest, and Lexie Hull will be taking her place.
The halftime show will be Glorilla.
Schedule:
🗓 Tonight at 8:00 PM, Skills Challenge followed by the Three Point Contest on ESPN
🗓 Saturday, July 19 at 8:30 PM, the All-Star Game on ABC

Skills Challenge!

Three Point Contest
CBA Negotiations
Yesterday was a meeting between the WNBPA and representatives from the league to continue to discuss the upcoming CBA. It was supposed to be an hour long but ended up being three hours. It sounds like not much progress was made. Here are the reports from the meeting:

Breanna Stewart said there was "a lot of fluff" at the first in-person CBA meeting Thursday.
“I think yesterday’s meeting was good for the fact that we could be in the same room as the league and the board of governors. But, I think, to be frank, it was a wasted opportunity."
— Colin Salao (@colincsalao)
4:45 PM • Jul 18, 2025
Fred the Fashion Police
So, in typical WNBA fashion, the girlies look a mess, with a few gems sprinkled in. Instead of doing best and worst dressed, I’ll be ranking them in tiers.
The suit-and-blazer combo seemed to be the go-to this year. Yawn.
Tier 1: Peak Fashion

10’s across the board! Kitty Cruella de Vil!

A’ja is giving us Roman goddess realness. The ode to her one leg sleeve in the dress is fun!

Nneka is usually at the bottom of the list when it comes to fashion. However, I am happy she went with an African Designer, as she always does, that gave us a cute look.

Simple and Cute. Love this for KT.

SDS is the style icon of the W. This was a bit safe, and I feel like a silk back bun would have been a better choice. Either way, she looks great.

I was watching an interview of Rhyne on the Orange Carpet, and I blushed. This is the Rizz Queen of America, and she killed in this outfit.

Rae looks great. I feel like I’ve seen this type of outfit from her before, and I love it every time.
Tier 2: You tried! We Like It!

Okay, of course, Rickea looks gorgeous, but this felt a little safe for her. I’ve seen her do wilder stuff for the tunnel walk. She can wear a paper bag and still look beautiful.

This is cute but boring. I don’t hate the Nike stocking, but imma need her to mix it up because she is always in a Nike original.

I debated about this one. Because at first glance it’s cute, but I just can’t get on the oversized shorts train.

Face Card never declines. Love the hair. It's too wrinkly looking for me.

Safe. Cute. Boring.

AB is always going to give us a Church appropriate look.

LOL. She is just so New Jersey.

Safe. Cute. Boring. I think I’ve seen her wear this exact outfit before lol.

KMac gets a pass because she had 1 day to get this outfit together lol.

The braid is really messing up Ellie’s crown.

Lexie is just so midwestern-looking to me

Cute and Simple, but we’ve seen her dress WAYYYYY better

I’m being nice. This should be in the tier below, but it’s the best outfit I think I’ve seen from her.

I liked Syd’s after party outfit way better, but this isn’t horrible

Another Blazer. I did see her without her glasses, and I didn’t hate it.
Tier 3: Burn the Photos

Napheesa should be banned from MVP just for this outfit. WWE ass outfit.

She looks like a Punk Rock Bratz. Why is the tie so long?

Another person who should be banned from any post-season awards for their ‘fit. The party hat on the boob? The gold wing-tipped shoes? Is she about to go rescue a princess from a tower? She should have major beef with whoever put this together for her.

Let Azzi pick the outfits.

Magic School Bus ass outfit. And she was looking so good on the bench on Wednesday. Qué Pasó?

Idk why DeWanna picked this out for her.

Every year she looks horrible, and she did admit that she actually tried this year lol. It is very 2011.

BUCKET$, The Aces’ crackheaded mascot, looks like he screams “ Habibiiiiiiiii”

Another person who is very New Jersey lol

The shoes ruin it for me. The Marina necklace lmfao

CHOP. Prowl looks like a drug pusher, Freddy Fever looks like somebody’s Uncle, This Unicorn thing is scary, who is this Panda for? The Sky mascot is cross-eyed.
Hoops & Hype: Media Picks
Check out some of the cool podcasts, videos, reads, and fashion I saw this week.
This weekend, StudBudz—aka Natisha Hiedeman and Courtney Williams—are doing a 72-hour stream on their Twitch channel. Yesterday’s stream was fun and chaotic in the best way.
It’s cool to get an inside look at how WNBA players are when they’re off the court. Super fun to see everyone’s personalities and who’s really friends with who. Worth the watch—they’ve seriously been streaming all day and night! And they be drunk as hell.
You can watch them on their stream: https://www.twitch.tv/studbudz
@teamstudbudz Cheryl gets down 🕺 you’re missing all the fun on the @studbudz 72 hour @WNBA all-star weekend live now on @Twitch! #natishahiedeman #court... See more
@teamstudbudz love to see @Caitlin Clark on the stream! Tune into @studbudz live on @Twitch now and all weekend long! @Natisha Hiedeman #natishahiedem... See more
Generational stream from the StudBudz 😂
— ShawnJ 💚⚡️ (@ShawnJGaming)
5:30 AM • Jul 18, 2025
No other league will have you this entertained.
— Sapphics Source (@sapphic_source)
5:10 PM • Jul 18, 2025
Natisha Heideman tried to go back to Angel Reese and Dijonai had to stop her 🤯
#WNBAAllStar2025
— TimeoutSPORTS__ (@TimeoutSPORTS3)
3:55 AM • Jul 18, 2025
The All-Star Shoes!!!!
FIRST LOOK: Kelsey Mitchell debuts a new Nike Book 1 for WNBA All-Star 🔥 @Kelz_Hoop@DevinBook
— Sole Retriever (@SoleRetriever)
2:29 PM • Jul 18, 2025
FIRST LOOK: Paige Bueckers debuts the Nike GT Cut 4 👀👀
What PEs do you want to see @paigebueckers1 lace up this season?
— Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula)
5:37 PM • Jul 18, 2025
Coach Caitlin in the WNBA Kobe 6’s 🍊🍊 @CaitlinClark22
— Sole Retriever (@SoleRetriever)
4:16 PM • Jul 18, 2025
FIRST LOOK: Brionna Jones debuts a new Nike KD 18 for WNBA All-Star 🔥 @_bjones18@KDTrey5
— Sole Retriever (@SoleRetriever)
2:31 PM • Jul 18, 2025
Napheesa Collier debuts the WNBA All Star colorway of the Jordan Heir ✨✨ @PHEEsespieces
— Sole Retriever (@SoleRetriever)
3:45 PM • Jul 18, 2025
Kelsey Plum is giving away pairs of her new Plumberry PE to middle schoolers at part of Under Armour’s community initiative ❤️🍓🫐 @Kelseyplum10
— Sole Retriever (@SoleRetriever)
5:22 PM • Jul 18, 2025
Sabrina Ionescu breaks out an “ASW25” PE of the Nike Sabrina 3 at All-Star practice:
— Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula)
6:40 PM • Jul 18, 2025





