Three’s Company: WNBA Bringing All-Star Game, Fan-Fest Back To Las Vegas
Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 07:57PM By Barry Janoff
January 12, 2023: The WNBA said today it would stage its 2023 All-Star Game in Las Vegas, scheduled for July 14-15, the city's third time to host the event (2019, 2021).
The game and surrounding events will be played in Michelob Ultra Arena, home of the defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces.
The league will also have its second two-day fan-fest, “WNBA Live" in Las Vegas.
“The WNBA is thrilled to bring AT&T WNBA All-Star 2023, to Las Vegas, a city that showed such incredible support for the Aces and the WNBA throughout last season," WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said via the league.
"And I can't think of a better location for us to host our second annual 'WNBA Live' interactive fan event (following Chicago in 2022) that will give WNBA fans two days of incredible opportunities to engage with our brand and partners who have stepped up to support the WNBA."
On July 14, players will display their talents at the 2023 edition of the WNBA 3-Point Contest in partnership with PepsiCo and WNBA Skills Challenge.
“We’re excited to once again host the league’s signature showcase event in the sports and entertainment capital of the world,” Aces president Nikki Fargas said via the team.
“Las Vegas has showed up and showed out for the Aces and the WNBA since our first season, and we are looking forward to welcoming fans from around the world back to Michelob Ultra Arena for another incredible celebration of the best that women’s basketball has to offer.”
Coming off a season that set numerous records, the WNBA said its schedule for the 2023 regular season would begin May 19 and feature a league record-high 40 games per team.
All 12 teams will be in action during the opening weekend of the league’s 27th regular season as part of WNBA Tip-Off 2023 presented by CarMax. 
The WNBA regular-season schedule of 40 games per team is up four games from the previous high of 36 last season. Each team will play 20 home games and 20 road games.
"We eagerly anticipate tipping off the 2023 season and building on the success of last season, which was our most-watched in 14 years and set records for social media engagement, digital consumption and merchandise sales,” Engelbert said via the league.
“The expanded schedule will provide fans greater opportunities to see the best players in the world compete on the game’s biggest stage.”
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