Wings guard Paige Bueckers, Mystics guard Sonia Citron react to arriving in Indianapolis for first career WNBA All-Star Game nod

But what really won over fans, and Lobo, was what Ionescu did after the contest. True to a promise she made while sitting on the bench, Ionescu pledged to give half her prize money to rookie Sonia Citron, 21, who bravely competed in the contest as the youngest participant.

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,

Sonia Citron will get a generous gesture from a league vet after the 3-point contest, Kiki Iriafen learned an early lessons after a play involving Sophie Cunningham, and Paige Bueckers looked back on her career.

Chicago Sky guard Angel Reese is excited to get the chance to play with Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers as members of Team Collier during the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game.

WNBA All-Star weekend is tipping off Friday night with the Skills Challenge and 3-Point Contest at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The show will go on despite Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark sitting out the 3-point Contest and the All-Star Game due to injury.

Citron and Iriafen, picked third and fourth in April’s draft, are the first rookie teammates to make a WNBA all-star team since 1999.

Napheesa Collier was named MVP of the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game after a historic performance on Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.