Overview
- Kahleah Copper was named July 22 as the official injury replacement for Kelsey Plum on Team Coop and will play in the All-Star Game at the United Center in Chicago on July 25.
- Plum remains sidelined with a lower-left leg injury and the Los Angeles Sparks said she will miss at least 10 games before being reevaluated, making her unavailable for the All-Star Game.
- Copper is enjoying one of her strongest seasons, averaging about 20.5 points per game (seventh in the league) and earning her fifth career All-Star selection in her 11th WNBA season.
- Under WNBA rules the commissioner names replacements for injured All-Stars, a process that resolved the late roster change after coaches and the earlier voting phase set the original teams.
- Plum posted an Instagram message congratulating Copper, the selection returns a Mercury player to the All-Star rosters, and questions about incomplete player voting that affected initial selections remain unresolved.