Will elements of toxic online WNBA fan base disrupt this weekend's All Star game? Chants, signs, etc
81% of users predicted NO — the community got this one right. 31 predictions cast.
The 2026 WNBA All-Star Game went off Saturday, July 25, in Chicago without the organized chants, signs, or protests some had anticipated given weeks of rising tension around the league. Caitlin Clark's Team Spoon beat Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers' Team Coop 129-122 at the United Center in front of a record crowd, with Jonquel Jones named game MVP after scoring 22 points with 13 rebounds and eight assists.
The absence of an in-arena incident came despite a genuinely fraught buildup: WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the players' union met on July 21 to address a spike in racist and misogynistic messages sent to players online, and multiple players had publicly described receiving threats in the weeks before the game. That hostility, however, stayed largely confined to social media rather than surfacing as visible disruption during the broadcast or inside the arena.
Coverage of the game instead centered on the offensive fireworks, record attendance, and Jones's MVP performance rather than any fan-driven incident.
Predict Six's community anticipated this correctly, with just 19 percent of 31 voters predicting a disruption before tip-off.