UNCASVILLE, CONN. — Tamika Catchings said she did not fully realize that this would be her final WNBA All-Star Game until all 22 of the 2015 participants gathered in a room on Friday.

After 15 seasons of competing at the “Mecca,” Tamika Catchings can fill a book with basketball memories both good and bad. On her 37th birthday and last regular season game at MSG ...