Coming out of All-Star, we're at a solid spot to reset and reassess the favorites, playoff race, MVP candidates and what we're watching in the final month of the season.

A seven-second snippet of Brittney Griner discussion was enough to trigger controversy for LeBron James.

Weekday matinees? 11 a.m. tipoffs? Why WNBA games are through by the time the West coast eats brunch.

“We’re in a situation where the torch is being passed to whoever that torch may be getting passed to,” Wilson told Yahoo Sports. “... It is kind of shifted to a way that it’s our time.”

Griner’s presence and name were spoken throughout the weekend in Chicago, from a news conference with Al Sharpton to players uplifting her name to even Chance the Rapper wearing her jersey.

The former governor, who has plenty of experience negotiating the release of U.S. citizens around the world, will reportedly travel to Moscow in the near future.

Follow Yahoo Sports for live updates throughout the All-Star weekend.

The 2022 All-Star Game became about intra-game battles as the point differential grew for Team Wilson.

Nneka Ogwumike speaks out on Brittney Griner and Sue Bird reflects on watching Megan Rapinoe receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom.

The 2022 WNBA All-Star Game is this weekend at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, home of the 2021 champion Chicago Sky. Here's what you need to know.

All-Star Game features legends of today and tomorrow; another slight for Sylvia Fowles; another WNBA signature shoe and every update on Brittney Griner from the week.

Brittney Griner's wife, Cherelle, still has not heard from the president, which she said was "very disheartening."

"Witnessing Jonathan be a Father ... Priceless" the four-time Lynx champion wrote on Instagram with the news.

Cherelle Griner said Brittney Griner wrote the letter to Biden for July 4th because she "cherishes" the meaning of the holiday.

Breanna Stewart pulled off a trade for her guard Sue Bird in the veteran's final All-Star game.

Plus, rising and falling teams as we near the All-Star break, highlights of the week and what to watch this weekend.

The Mercury season is most certainly not going to plan.

There were seven No. 1 picks on the floor for Aces-Storm on Wednesday. Could one of those stars be next for winningest player?

Moriah Jefferson gave the Lynx their first franchise triple-double and the powerhouse UConn program its first in league history.

Rhyne Howard makes it four players on their All-Star debut. Seven players are making their second appearance.

Also, the next crop of NBA players have something in common — women ballers in their families; what you missed this week and games to watch.

Fowles was named a co-captain of the game on Wednesday for her final season in the league.

“We need to make sure that we keep those 37 words and what they provided for us. We can’t go backward. We have to fight for even more,” Adrian Mitchell Newell told Yahoo Sports.

The nearly 50 organizations wrote a letter to the White House calling for action.

Breanna Stewart and A'ja Wilson will also be captains and Brittney Griner was named an honorary All-Star.

Sue Bird had some fun in the final minutes of a win near her hometown of Syosset, New York.

The Wings are on the cusp of the upper echelon, plus fantasy update, highlight of the week and games to watch.

But what if "one more year" chants come raining down again?

The Aces clinched the Western Conference berth earlier than either team last year.

Arike Ogunbowale tweeted from the locker room she in "NO WAY" intended to kick the ball, but was trying to stop it.

Sabrina Ionescu is on a tear in June and the New York Liberty nearly took down the reigning champs.

If Becky Hammon and Tanisha Wright have shown WNBA execs anything, it's there's a deep pipeline with established leaders who are ready to charge into the highly competitive league.

Head coach Mike Thibault said afterward he doesn't "foresee anything long-term."

AD missed two whole seasons with a brutal case of COVID-19.

Sandy Brondello's rough start with the Liberty isn't getting any easier.

Cambage left the Australian team after the incident.

Steve Kerr. Natasha Cloud. The people behind the Yankees and Rays' team Twitter accounts. All are commendably speaking out against gun violence. None, unfortunately, work in Congress.

Las Vegas is on watch for best offense in league history. Plus, another heartbreaking week, highlight of the week, fantasy check and games to watch.

Kah's reaction won the night, but Parker's moments with her family were a close second.

Jasmine Thomas had missed only seven games in her 12-year career.

The Aces had six players with at least two 3-pointers from behind the arc, something only one other team has done in WNBA history.

Candace Parker is the oldest player in WNBA history to record a triple-double, and just the third to have multiple in her career.

The Aces were up by two at halftime. By the 3:33 mark of the third it ballooned to 19 points.

This year's rookie class, filled with both recent college stars and more veteran talents finally breaking into the U.S. domestic league, is a stark contrast to that of 2021.

"This proves Brittney is being used as a political bargaining chip."

Rhyne Howard and NaLyssa Smith showed out in their first game against each other.

The petition was started in March, before those involved felt it was safe to make noise about Griner's detention in Russia.

When the CBA was agreed to in January 2020, max salaries went up 82% ($117,500 to $215,00) while the cap only grew 30% ($996,100 to $1.3 million), forcing general managers to be creative in building rosters.

It's been a tough first week of the season for the Lynx (0-3).