'A ray of sunshine with basketballs': WNBA All-Star Weekend lights up Chicago

“Oh, it was beautiful — a ray of sunshine with basketballs,” Lyric Williams said. “I met Rickea Jackson. I saw Paige Bueckers. We took pictures with Flau’jae Johnson.” The 16-year-old Chicagoan described her experience at WNBA Live, the league’s annual fan festival that transformed McCormick Place into a celebration of women’s basketball during the WNBA’s 30th anniversary All-Star Weekend. But WNBA Live was only one part of the celebration. More than 30 fan experiences filled the convention…