The 2026 WNBA All-Star Game set a new league attendance record at the United Center in Chicago.
Team Spoon walked out of the game with a 129-122 win over Team Coop, named after the two WNBA legends, Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon, who served as general managers.
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Team Spoon featured WNBA stars such as Caitlin Clark and A’ja Wilson, while the losing side had the likes of Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese. This star power led to WNBA history being made.
WNBA set new attendance record with 2026 All-Star Game
The 2026 WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago Bulls’ United Center brought in 19,783 fans, a big improvement from the 16,988 attendees of the 2025 All-Star Game in Indianapolis.
The previous WNBA All-Star Game attendance record was 19,487, which was set in 2007 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
Jonquel Jones (22 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST) was the MVP for Team Spoon off the bench, as stars like Clark (17 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST) and Wilson (12 PTS) had decent cameos.
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Team Coop had two notable performers in Kelsey Mitchell (28 PTS, 4 REB) and Marina Mabrey off the bench (23 PTS).
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Angel Reese played just nine minutes in the game, going scoreless but grabbing five rebounds and dishing out four assists.
Notable past WNBA attendance records
With the WNBA’s surging popularity in recent years, we’re bound to see more attendance records set in the future in venues that can accommodate 22,000+ fans at a minimum.
The WNBA has broken past the 20,000 viewer barrier multiple times in the past, with the most-attended WNBA game of all time being a two-way tie, both hosting 22,076 fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit.
The record was set during the 2003 WNBA Finals between the Detroit Shock and the Los Angeles Sparks, with the 2007 WNBA Finals clash between the Shock and Phoenix Mercury tying that number.
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The regular-season record was set earlier this month when the WNBA’s newest franchise, Toronto Tempo, welcomed 20,996 fans in Montreal’s Bell Center for a game against the Dallas Wings.
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