The WNBA All-Star game will depart Connecticut for the first time in three years, heading down south to Texas, The Associated Press reports.
The San Antonio Silver Stars will host the WNBA All-Star game for the first time.
The league announced Thursday that its 10th All-Star game will be played July 23 at the AT&T Center and be televised on ABC.
The event had been held at Mohegan Sun Arena at the resort casino in Uncasville for the past two years.
WNBA basketball operations head Renee Brown and Silver Stars coach and general manager Dan Hughes were in San Antonio for the announcement.
Spurs Sports & Entertainment President of Business Operations Rick Pych says it will give fans a chance to enjoy the “All-Star experience, Texas style.”
The league begins its 15th season on June 3.
