The WNBA used a traditional Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference format for the All-Star Game until 2018, when the captains format was adopted. The captains format has been in use since then, except in 2021 and 2024, when an Olympic themed Team WNBA vs. Team USA format was adopted.

There are few names in sports bigger than Indiana Fever superstar guard Caitlin Clark. Ever since her college days with the Iowa Hawkeyes, Clark has been on her way to becoming a global sports icon. Since taking the WNBA by storm last season as the No.

Clark started the WNBA All-Star Game as a rookie member of "Team WNBA," which faced off against "Team USA" featuring all the members of the country's Olympics roster that captured gold in Paris last summer. Reese was on the same All-Star roster as Clark, though she came off the bench and played eight fewer minutes.