The WNBA revealed today the 22-player lineup for the 2018 All Celebrity Game which will happen at 2:30 p. m. CT at the Target Facility in Minneapolis, MN on July 28th. The game will be telecasted on ABC. 3 Los Angeles Sparks gamers were called All-Stars: Candace Parker, Nneka Ogwumike and Chelsea Gray. Parker got the third-most ballots, yet was called a captain after Minnesota Lynx ahead Maya Moore declined the duty. Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne will certainly serve as the various other captain along with Parker. "I'm recognized to be named a captain and am thrilled to be signed up with by two of my colleagues," Parker stated. "It should be enjoyable and it's excellent to see the league mixing it up with the captain style. "The Stimulates are just one of four groups to have actually 3 All-Stars named to the swimming pool of 22 players. The 11-player lineups that will be chosen by Delle Donne and Parker will certainly be announced on Thursday throughout ESPN2's newscast of the Dallas Wings and the Washington Mystics. * See official news release below * NEW YORK, July 17, 2018-- The WNBA today disclosed the checklist of 22 players selected by fans, WNBA players and head trainers, and media for Verizon WNBA All-Star 2018. Washington Mystics forward/guard Elena Delle Donne and Los Angeles Sparks forward/center Candace Parker will certainly offer as team captains and prepare the lineups for the 15th WNBA All-Star Game, which will occur on Saturday, July 28 at Target Center in Minneapolis. ABC will telecast the game between Team Delle Donne and Group Parker live at 3:30 p. m. ET/2:30 p. m. -time WNBA champion Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx and Delle Donne made spots as group captains after obtaining the greatest vote overalls no matter of meeting. Moore today informed the WNBA that she is unable to perform her captaincy duties currently. She has actually been excused from those duties however will certainly continue to be a component of the All-Star Video game. Parker has been selected by WNBA President Lisa Borders to change Moore as a team captain due to finishing 3rd in the fan ballot behind Moore and Delle Tornado guard Sue Bird and Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi heading the All-Star player swimming pool. Bird was called an All-Star for the 11th time, damaging a tie with Tamika Catchings for the most options in WNBA history. Taurasi, the 2009 WNBA MVP, made her ninth All-Star option, tied for the third most with Tina Thompson. She is just one of 7 WNBA MVPs to be picked for Verizon WNBA All-Star 2018, joining Moore, Delle Donne, Parker, New York Liberty facility Tina Charles, Lynx center Sylvia Fowles and Stimulates ahead Nneka All-Stars were revealed tonight on ESPN's SportsCenter. Under the new All-Star Video game layout that changes the typical match in between conferences, Delle Donne and Parker will pick their corresponding groups from the swimming pool of staying All-Stars to develop 2 11-player rosters Sparks Basketball Jersey. Delle Donne will certainly make the initial choice and Parker will have the 2nd choice. The 2 captains will certainly after that alternating choices up until all gamers have been rosters for Group Delle Donne and Team Parker will certainly be disclosed on Thursday, July 19 at the start of ESPN2's telecast of a game between Washington and the Dallas Wings. On Friday, July 27, the Dream team captains and head trainers will meet to establish the starting schedules. The starters will certainly be revealed that evening on ESPN2 throughout a live telecast of the WNBA All-Star Welcome Function in Minnesota. Seattle head instructor Dan Hughes will lead Team Delle Donne, while Phoenix metro head trainer Sandy Brondello will assist Group the very first time, All-Stars were chosen without regard for seminar affiliation. Followers represented 40 percent of the vote, while existing players, existing head instructors and a media panel accounted for 20 percent each. Gamers were not allowed to choose their teammates. Head instructors can not vote for players on their very own was the leading vote-getter among fans in WNBA All-Star Ballot 2018 presented by Verizon. She was followed by Delle Donne, Parker, Bird and Taurasi. Followers cast 44 percent more votes than they did last all votes were tallied, gamers were rated by setting within each ballot group-- fan votes, gamer votes, trainer votes and media ballots. Each gamer's rating was determined by balancing her weighted ranking used to the particular ballot groups. The 9 guards and 13 frontcourt gamers with the very best scores were called to complete in Verizon WNBA All-Star 2018.