WNBA All-Star weekend is tipping off Friday night with the Skills Challenge and 3-Point Contest at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The show will go on despite Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark sitting out the 3-point Contest and the All-Star Game due to injury.

Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark sits with New York Liberty mascot Ellie the Elephant ahead of the WNBA All-Star 3-point and skills contests at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. / Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

HOUSTON — 713 Day, Houston’s unofficial holiday, celebrations continued with a little help from the Rockets. The franchise sponsored a 3-point contest in downtown, bringing out fans and Hall of Famer and WNBA Legend, former Houston Comets powerhouse, Sheryl Swoopes.