– Four teams featuring WNBA Legends, current WNBA All-Stars and Nike EYBL standouts.
Ready to take part in timed shooting competitions –
– Kia WNBA Shooting Stars and State Farm® VNBA 3 point competition live on ESPN
on Friday, July 24th at 8:00 pm ET as part of the 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game –
NEW YORKJuly 22, 2026 – Two-time Kia WNBA MVP and member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Elena Delle Donnethree-time Kia WNBA Most Valuable Player and Naismith Hall of Famer Lauren Jacksonfive-time WNBA champion Rebecca Brunson and three-time WNBA champion Dinah “Tweety” Nolan will headline the Kia WNBA Shooting Stars field as part of the 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star.
The Kia WNBA Shooting Stars and State Farm WNBA 3-Point will air from Wintrust Arena in Chicago, home of the Chicago Sky, on Friday, July 24 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN, Disney+ and the ESPN App). These events are a prelude to the 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday, July 25 at the United Center in Chicago (8:30 p.m. ET on ABC, Disney+ and the ESPN app).
Kia WNBA Shooting Stars will feature four teams representing the WNBA markets of Minnesota, Seattle, Washington and Dallas/Detroit. The Dallas/Detroit team celebrates the franchise’s history as today’s Dallas Wings take their roots from the Detroit Shock before moving to Tulsa and eventually Dallas. Together, the four teams bring together WNBA legends, MVPs and champions with current stars, rising stars and the next generation of talent to celebrate the league’s past, present and future.
The WNBA Legends are joined by members of the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game. Jessica Shepard Krylyev and Courtney Williams Minnesota Lynx, as well as selection to the 2022 All-Rookie Team. Shakira Austin from the Washington Mystics and 2026 Outstanding Rookie Flow’J Johnson Seattle storm. Williams will team up with Brunson to represent Minnesota, Johnson will join Jackson to represent Seattle, Austin will team up with Washington’s Delle Donne and Shepard will team up with Nolan to celebrate the legacy of the Detroit-Dallas franchise.
Each team will also feature a Nike EYBL high school standout player, bringing together three generations of women’s basketball talent in one competition. Nike EYBL members include Jezel “GG” Banks, Ryan Carter, Tatyana Griffin and Morgan Reckley. 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game honorary general managers Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon will serve as designated passers, with Cooper distributing the ball to the two teams and Weatherspoon passing it to the other two teams.
Kia WNBA Shooting Stars is a two-round time trial competition in which teams have 70 seconds to score the most points from seven shooting spots around the court. The competition features a variety of shots from layups to long three-pointers, with the two highest scoring teams in the first round advancing to the championship round.
Below are the participants for the 2026 Kia WNBA Shooting Stars event:
| Team | VNBA Legend | Current player | Nike NYBL player |
| Minnesota | Rebecca Brunson | Courtney Williams | Be appointed |
| Seattle | Lauren Jackson | Flow’J Johnson | Be appointed |
| Washington | Elena Delle Donne | Shakira Austin | Be appointed |
| Dallas/Detroit | Dinah “Tweety” Nolan | Jessica Shepard | Be appointed |
The 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game at the United Center on Saturday, July 25 will be the centerpiece of three days filled with WNBA events, including the Kia WNBA Shooting Stars and State Farm WNBA competition on Friday, July 24 at Wintrust Arena, and WNBA Live presented by AWS runs Thursday through Saturday evenings at McCormick Place. Tickets for WNBA Live presented by AWS available here.
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