WNBA All-Star Game uniforms, explained: Why Caitlin Clark, others will change jerseys at halftime

The WNBA All-Star Game is here, and it's time to take a look at the threads Team WNBA and Team USA are sporting Saturday in Phoenix. 

The league was not going to miss an opportunity to design two jerseys for the All-Star Game, even with Team USA bringing along their own uniforms for the special Olympic year edition of the summer showcase. The solution? Give Team WNBA two uniforms — one for each half.

The Jordan Brand is responsible for this year's All-Star jerseys and shorts, while parent brand Nike designed the threads for Team USA. Here's a look at both squads' uniforms ahead of their matchup.

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Team WNBA uniform

For the second year in a row, the Jordan Brand's iconic Jumpman logo appears on both WNBA All-Star uniforms. Both also have "WNBA All-Star" and the WNBA logo overlayed on a star stitched onto the front.

The first-half uniform features a pink-to-orange ombré jersey, "utilizing the iconic WNBA orange and stretching it into new and exciting spaces to honor the next generation of bold an unapologetic players," according to the brand, as reported by Boardroom.

The second-half uniforms are black with the colors from the first-half jerseys along the V-neck. The shorts for both jerseys have the same ombré, but purple is added as well as white trim on the bottom for the first half and black trim on the top for the second half.

Above the tags of both jerseys reads "WNBA All-Star Edition 2024" with 20 stars to represent the 20th anniversary of the All-Star Game. Beneath the tag, 1/144 is stitched, recognizing the 144 players in the WNBA. Members of Team WNBA will design the back of their jerseys, which will have a star that shows how many All-Star appearances they have.

EXCLUSIVE UNVEIL: The 2024 @WNBA All-Star Game jerseys by Jordan Brand.

The Jumpman logo will appear on the All-Star uniforms for the 2nd consecutive season.

Full photo gallery & design details on @Boardroom: https://t.co/GlSrTVXA8i pic.twitter.com/GhAZGmRZM8

— Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) July 2, 2024

While the WNBA hasn't released a specific reason there will be two jerseys, in years without the Olympics, the league is able to feature two uniforms, one for each All-Star team. This year, without the halftime switch, they would have only been able to feature one.

Team USA uniform

Team USA is expected to wear its white uniforms, designed by Nike. Though there are no photos of women's team members in their white threads available yet, the white men's jersey is featured below with USA in simple block lettering and the American flag patch on the left side.

FIRST LOOK: The faces of Nike's @USAbasketball jersey campaign: @KDTrey5 and @_ajawilson22.

🇺🇸 Available on @Nike's website pic.twitter.com/6YIhDybvef

— Boardroom (@boardroom) July 3, 2024

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Team USA and Team WNBA rosters

Team USA

Team WNBA