Citron has been lighting up the court in her debut season, earning her a well-deserved spot on an All-Star roster. But when the big moment came, it didn’t arrive with a call from WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert as expected. Instead, it came in the form of a random direct message from a player she’d never even spoken to.

What would you have said if someone told the Mystics’ rookie duo back in April that they'd become the first pair of rookie teammates since 1999 to be named All-Stars? The post Sonia Citron Reveals She Was Blindsided by All-Star News Due to Cathy Engelbert’s Blunder appeared first on EssentiallySports.

The past few seasons, it was players like Shakira Austin and Aaliyah Edwards who were helping the Mystics elevate as a franchise. The trend has continued this season as rookies Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron have both been leading factors in Washington’s success.

Citron and Iriafen, picked third and fourth in April’s draft, are the first rookie teammates to make a WNBA all-star team since 1999.

Chicago passed on a top rookie to land veteran guard Atkins. With Citron surging and Atkins settling in, the early returns are a wash.

Rookies Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen of the Mystics were among the 12 reserves selected by league coaches for the WNBA All-Star Game on July 19 in Indianapolis

The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. EDT and will be broadcast on Prime Video. Fans looking to watch this game can do so for free on Prime Video, which offers a free trial and access to WNBA League Pass as well as plenty of other content, including NBA and NFL games, tons of documentaries across sports and a plethora of tv shows and movies.

Kayla Thornton, Gabby Williams, Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron will be making their All-Star debuts in Indianapolis later this month as they were all chosen on Sunday as reserves for the game.

Three former Notre Dame women’s basketball players will compete in the upcoming WNBA All-Star Game, which will take place at 8:30 p.m. ET Saturday, July 19, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. In her first season at the professional level,