Overview

• WNBA All-Stars wore “Pay Us What You Owe Us” shirts during All-Star Game warmups to demand higher salaries and a revenue‐share model in ongoing CBA talks.
• Candace Parker labeled the high‐scoring exhibition “awful,” arguing that low intensity diluted the impact of the pay protest.
• Aliyah Boston defended the lighter approach, noting players returned to regular‐season action just two days later under a condensed schedule.
• Team Collier’s 151–131 win over Team Clark drew 2.2 million viewers on ABC, marking the second‐highest All-Star audience in league history.
• Kelsey Plum floated a million‐dollar bonus pool to incentivize competitiveness in future All-Star Games as players push toward an October 31 CBA deadline.