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Kamari Carr dunks the ball on July 18, 2025, in Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America

Indianapolis residents Jazmin Brown (left) and Alecea Brown cheer for Indianapolis Fever player Lexie Hull (10) on July 18, 2025, during the WNBA All-Star 3-point Contest at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America

A fan holds a Big Head cardboard cutout of the Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark on July 19, 2025, outside of Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America

Laila Blackmon practices dribbling during the Jr. WNBA Clinic on July 18, 2025, at Boner Fitness & Learning Center. Participants were split into four groups to practice drills on the court.

Reagan Jones asks a question to WNBA players Courtney Williams and Kiki Iriafen (not pictured) on July 18, 2025, at Boner Fitness & Learning Center. Williams and Iriafen answered questions from participants in the clinic in-between technique and mood board sessions.

A’ja Wilson surprises Jr. WNBA Clinic participants July 18, 2025, at Boner Fitness & Learning Center. Each participant was gifted A’Ones, A’ja Wilson’s new shoe line with Nike.

Taylor Moore, 9, poses in a sequined Indiana Fever hat July 18, 2025, at Market Street in Indianapolis. Moore and her family were dressed in WNBA gear in preparation for the All-Star game. Credit: Claire Nguyen/Mirror Indy

People dance on a court beside Monument Circle on July 18, 2025, in downtown Indianapolis. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America

A large crowd of skaters visit Skateland late July 19, 2025, for an event celebrating WNBA All-Star weekend at Skateland in Indianapolis. Credit: Stephanie Amador for Mirror Indy

Alecea Brown waves her hands for a t-shirt on July 18, 2025, between the WNBA All-Star 3-Point Contest and Skills Challenge at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America

Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese (5) makes a layup on July 19, 2025, during the WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America

(From left) Friends Ale Zavala, 10, Elena Zaragoza, 9, and Regina Reyes, 13, bounce a ball on July 19, 2025, as they leave the WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America

Trinity Bentley, 10, from Nashville, dances in the hallway on July 19, 2025, during the WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America

Tasheena Moore shoots basketball on July 19, 2025, during WNBA Live at the Indiana Convention Center. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America

Performers from the LaNique Expressions Dance Company rest on July 19, 2025, in the hallway before their performance for Indiana Black Expo at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America

Indian Jones, from South Bend, dances with Sierra Cole around the skating rink late July 19, 2025, during an event celebrating WNBA All-Star weekend at Skateland in Indianapolis. Credit: Stephanie Amador for Mirror Indy

Tyrone Starkey performs tricks with basketballs on July 19, 2025, before the WNBA All-Star Game in front of Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America

Blaire Burns, 5, gets her nails painted with a WNBA logo on July 19, 2025, during WNBA Live at the Indiana Convention Center. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America

An attendee, seen through a blue screen surrounding the court, shoots a basketball at the AT&T booth on July 19, 2025, during WNBA Live at the Indiana Convention Center. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America

Parish Butler and his kids, Knova, 5, (center) and Kennedy, 12, view artwork on July 19, 2025, at the Indiana Black Expo at the Indiana Convention Center. The theme of this year’s exhibit was “Court Vision: The Art of Resilience and Excellence.” The exhibit celebrated athletes, artists and change makers who have helped to push or break barriers. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America

Tattyana Brown, from South Bend, skates around the rink late July 19, 2025, during an event celebrating WNBA All-Star weekend at Skateland.

The commentator at the Google Pixel booth records a highlight video on July 19, 2025, during WNBA Live at the Indiana Convention Center. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America

Terrance Harris dunks the ball on July 18, 2025, at a court beside Monument Circle. Harris is practicing in hopes of being a player for the Indiana Mad Ants, an NBA G League team. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America

Fireworks shoot off after the WNBA All-Star 3-Point Contest and Skills Challenge on July 18, 2025, in a lot behind Gainbridge Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis. Credit: Brett Phelps/Mirror Indy/CatchLight Local/Report for America

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Look: Indy comes to life for WNBA All-Star weekend

by Brett Phelps, Stephanie Amador and Claire Nguyen, Mirror Indy
July 20, 2025

					<h1>Look: Indy comes to life for WNBA All-Star weekend</h1>
<p class="byline">by Brett Phelps, Stephanie Amador and Claire Nguyen, Mirror Indy <br />July 20, 2025</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250718_WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_BP10-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57178" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Kamari Carr dunks the ball on July 18, 2025, in Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250718_WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_BP04-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57182" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Indianapolis residents Jazmin Brown (left) and Alecea Brown cheer for Indianapolis Fever player Lexie Hull (10) on July 18, 2025, during the WNBA All-Star 3-point Contest at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250719_WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_BP012-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57211" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A fan holds a Big Head cardboard cutout of the Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark on July 19, 2025, outside of Gainbridge Fieldhouse.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_CN002-edited.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57193" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Laila Blackmon practices dribbling during the Jr. WNBA Clinic on July 18, 2025, at Boner Fitness &amp; Learning Center. Participants were split into four groups to practice drills on the court.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_CN005-edited.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57195" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Reagan Jones asks a question to WNBA players Courtney Williams and Kiki Iriafen (not pictured) on July 18, 2025, at Boner Fitness &amp; Learning Center. Williams and Iriafen answered questions from participants in the clinic in-between technique and mood board sessions.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_CN007-edited.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57194" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A’ja Wilson surprises Jr. WNBA Clinic participants July 18, 2025, at Boner Fitness &amp; Learning Center. Each participant was gifted A’Ones, A’ja Wilson’s new shoe line with Nike.</figcaption></figure>
</p></div>
</p></div>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_CN001-1024x590.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57185" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Taylor Moore, 9, poses in a sequined Indiana Fever hat July 18, 2025, at Market Street in Indianapolis. Moore and her family were dressed in WNBA gear in preparation for the All-Star game.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250718_WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_BP08-1024x699.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57176" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">People dance on a court beside Monument Circle on July 18, 2025, in downtown Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_SA11-1024x665.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57235" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A large crowd of skaters visit Skateland late July 19, 2025, for an event celebrating WNBA All-Star weekend at Skateland in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250718_WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_BP02-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57180" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Alecea Brown waves her hands for a t-shirt on July 18, 2025, between the WNBA All-Star 3-Point Contest and Skills Challenge at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250719_WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_BP001-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57200" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Chicago Sky's Angel Reese (5) makes a layup on July 19, 2025, during the WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250719_WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_BP016-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57215" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">(From left) Friends Ale Zavala, 10, Elena Zaragoza, 9, and Regina Reyes, 13, bounce a ball on July 19, 2025, as they leave the WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250719_WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_BP015-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57214" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Trinity Bentley, 10, from Nashville, dances in the hallway on July 19, 2025, during the WNBA All-Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250719_WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_BP008-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57207" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Tasheena Moore shoots basketball on July 19, 2025, during WNBA Live at the Indiana Convention Center.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250719_WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_BP019-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57218" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Performers from the LaNique Expressions Dance Company rest on July 19, 2025, in the hallway before their performance for Indiana Black Expo at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250719_WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_BP020-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57219" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Performers from the LaNique Expressions Dance Company rest on July 19, 2025, in the hallway before their performance for Indiana Black Expo at the Indiana Convention Center.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_SA06-e1753048404775-1024x718.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57230" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Indian Jones, from South Bend, dances with Sierra Cole around the skating rink late July 19, 2025, during an event celebrating WNBA All-Star weekend at Skateland in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250719_WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_BP010-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57209" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Tyrone Starkey performs tricks with basketballs on July 19, 2025, before the WNBA All-Star Game in front of Gainbridge Fieldhouse.</figcaption></figure>
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<div class="wp-block-column">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250719_WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_BP009-1024x684.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57208" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Blaire Burns, 5, gets her nails painted with a WNBA logo on July 19, 2025, during WNBA Live at the Indiana Convention Center.</figcaption></figure>
</p></div>
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<figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250719_WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_BP005-1024x684.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57204" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">An attendee, seen through a blue screen surrounding the court, shoots a basketball at the AT&amp;T booth on July 19, 2025, during WNBA Live at the Indiana Convention Center.</figcaption></figure>
</p></div>
</p></div>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250719_WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_BP004-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57203" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Parish Butler and his kids, Knova, 5, (center) and Kennedy, 12, view artwork on July 19, 2025, at the Indiana Black Expo at the Indiana Convention Center. The theme of this year's exhibit was “Court Vision: The Art of Resilience and Excellence.” The exhibit celebrated athletes, artists and change makers who have helped to push or break barriers.</figcaption></figure>
<div class="wp-block-columns alignwide">
<div class="wp-block-column">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_SA02-edited.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57239" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Tattyana Brown, from South Bend, skates around the rink late July 19, 2025, during an event celebrating WNBA All-Star weekend at Skateland.</figcaption></figure>
</p></div>
<div class="wp-block-column">
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250719_WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_BP006-1024x732.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57205" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The commentator at the Google Pixel booth records a highlight video on July 19, 2025, during WNBA Live at the Indiana Convention Center.</figcaption></figure>
</p></div>
</p></div>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250718_WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_BP05-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57183" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Terrance Harris dunks the ball on July 18, 2025, at a court beside Monument Circle. Harris is practicing in hopes of being a player for the Indiana Mad Ants, an NBA G League team.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250718_WNBA-ALL-STAR-WEEKEND_BP06-1024x690.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-57184" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Fireworks shoot off after the WNBA All-Star 3-Point Contest and Skills Challenge on July 18, 2025, in a lot behind Gainbridge Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure></p>

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