{"id":2066,"date":"2026-07-10T03:05:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T00:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sport365.news\/en\/seven-notable-wnba-all-star-game-snubs-for-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T03:05:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T00:05:54","slug":"seven-notable-wnba-all-star-game-snubs-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sport365.news\/en\/seven-notable-wnba-all-star-game-snubs-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven notable WNBA All-Star Game snubs for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The WNBA announced its 2026 All-Star reserves on Tuesday night. The All-Star weekend heads to Chicago in late July 2026, but seven players who looked like locks for the squad didn&#8217;t make it.<\/p>\n<p>Start with Phoenix Mercury: Kahleah Copper didn&#8217;t make the 2026 All-Star Game roster, and her teammate Alyssa Thomas also missed out. 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