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

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.

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,

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.

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

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

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.

After Saturday's WNBA All-Star Game, fans booed commissioner Cathy Engelbert and chanted "Pay them!" in regards to player negotiating a new CBA.

Captain Napheesa Collier led her team to victory, but the battle for a new CBA took center stage at the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game.