In October, the WNBA announced that Chicago would host the 2026 All-Star game . In many ways, it threw everyone for a loop, particularly because Chicago had previously hosted the All-Star game in 2022.

Now, answers are being provided on what led to this decision, per Annie Costabile of Front Office Sports. It turns out, the Chicago Sky were the only WNBA team to bid for the All-Star game.

Furthermore, the league has historically persuaded teams to host the All-Star game, as was the case in Indianapolis this past July .

“We’re excited to do it,” Sky CEO Adam Fox told FOS. “It’s the goal to make Chicago the best place we’ve ever had a WNBA All-Star game . That’s the kind of healthy competition in this game that everyone is interested in.”

In 2024, the Phoenix Mercury won their

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