Griner, Jones among participants for WNBA All-Star Friday

PHOENIX -- Phoenix's Brittney Griner and New York's Jonquel Jones are among the biggest names who will participate in the WNBA's special competitions Friday during the league's All-Star weekend.

The WNBA also announced Wednesday that Hall of Famer Cheryl Miller, the first coach and general manager of the Mercury, will coach the WNBA All-Stars on Saturday against the national team led by Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve.

However, the league's Skills Challenge and 3-point Contest won't include a handful of the league's most popular players, including Indiana's Caitlin Clark , Chicago's Angel Reese and New York's Sabrina Ionescu .

The Skills Challenge will include Griner, teammate Sophie Cunningham , Atlanta's Allisha Gray , Connecticut's Marina Mabrey and Indiana's Erica Wheeler . The 3-point Contest includes Jones, Gray, Mabrey, Washington's Stefanie Dolson and Minnesota's Kayla McBride .

Griner is the only member of the U.S. Olympic team who will participate in either competition.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.