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The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game will be held Saturday, July 20 (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN app) at Footprint Center in Phoenix.
The 20th edition of the event will see the stars of the U.S. Women’s National Team – who will be competing for an eighth consecutive gold medal at the Paris Olympics – face off against the remaining stars of the Women’s National Basketball League.
Cheryl Miller will coach the WNBA team, while Cheryl Reeve will coach the US women’s team.
The All-Star Game also marks the break from the WNBA regular season (July 18 to August 15) while the Olympic Games are held (July 26 to August 11).
The last time the WNBA used this format for an All-Star Game, ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, the WNBA defeated Team USA 93-85 in Las Vegas, with Ariake Ogunbowale of the Dallas Wings taking home the Most Valuable Player award.
Come back here for more live updates leading up to the All-Star Game.
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Atlanta Dream’s Alicia Gray Wins WNBA All-Star Skills Challenge
Alicia Gray beats Sophie Cunningham to win WNBA All-Star Skills Challenge.
Gray sweeps triathlon, skill challenges titles
Alicia Gray made it double.
The Atlanta Dream guard became the first player in WNBA history to win the 3-point shooting and skills competitions in the same year. Gray beat Jonquel Jones in the 3-point shooting final and Sophie Cunningham in the skills challenge final.
Gray, who also starred for the WNBA team in Saturday’s game, received $2,575 from the league for each victory, according to the collective bargaining agreement, plus an additional $110,000 from Aflac, which supplemented the winnings with a $55,000 bonus for the winner of each event.
Participants in Friday’s events were:
Skills Challenge
Sophie Cunningham, Phoenix Mercury
Alicia Gray, Atlanta Dream
Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury
Marina Mabry, Connecticut Sun
Erica Wheeler, Indiana Fever
Three point shooting competition
Stephanie Dolson, Washington Mystics
Alicia Gray, Atlanta Dream
Jonquil Jones, New York Liberty
Marina Mabry, Connecticut Sun
Kayla McBride, Minnesota Lynx
How to watch
All Star Game: Saturday, July 20, 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC
WNBA Team Roster
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Angel Reyes is excited to team up with Caitlin Clarke for the WNBA All-Star Game
Angel Reyes opens up about her first season with the Chicago Sky and what it means to be named to the WNBA All-Star team as a rookie.
Freshmen Kaitlyn Clark of the Indiana Fever and Angel Reyes of the Chicago Sky were named to the WNBA All-12 Team.
Clark and Reese, the first and seventh picks in the 2024 draft, are the only players to make their All-Star debuts. Nneka Ogwumike will be making her ninth All-Star appearance.
Indiana has the most picks of any team with three.
WNBA Team Roster:
Dewanna Bonner, Connecticut Sun
Alia Boston, Indiana Fever
Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever
Alicia Gray, Atlanta Dream
Derek Hamby, Los Angeles Sparks
Breonna Jones, Connecticut Sun
Jonquil Jones, New York Liberty
Kayla McBride, Minnesota Lynx
Casey Mitchell, Indiana Fever
Arike Ogunbowale, Dallas Wings
Nneka Ogwumike, Seattle Storm
Angel Reyes, Chicago Sky
WNBA stars have been determined against Team USA 🔥
Who do you sway with? 🍿 pic.twitter.com/tUMx7uiCfv
— ESPN (@espn) July 3, 2024
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Caitlin Clarke: I feel so proud when I coach my teammates on the pitch
Freshman Caitlin Clark sits down with Michelle Steele to discuss her impact with Indiana so far and how much her vision for the WNBA extends.
How the WNBA All-Star Roster Was Selected
The top 10 players to receive All-Star votes – determined by 50% fan vote, 25% current player vote and 25% media vote – are automatically selected to participate in the All-Star Game, with those not previously selected to the 5-on-5 Olympic Team being assigned to the WNBA Team.
The 10, in alphabetical order, were: Boston, Clark, Napheesa Collier, Kahleigh Cooper, Hamby, Sabrina Ionescu, Ogunbowale, Brianna Stewart, A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young. Clark (700,735 votes) and Boston (618,680 votes) received the most fan votes, followed by Wilson (607,300 votes), Stewart (424,135 votes) and Reese (381,518 votes).
Team USA Roster
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Meet the US Women’s Basketball Team at the 2024 Olympics
Meet some of the key players on the U.S. women’s basketball team seeking an eighth straight gold medal including Diana Taurasi, Brittney Griner and Brianna Stewart.
The U.S. national team roster was announced on June 11.
Phoenix Mercury’s Diana Taurasi, who will be making her sixth Olympic appearance, headlines the roster. She will be joined by Brianna Stewart, A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Nafeesa Collier, Jewel Lloyd and Brittney Griner — all of whom played on the 5-on-5 team in Tokyo in 2021.
The roster also includes Kelly Plum and Jackie Young, who helped the U.S. women’s team win its first-ever 3×3 gold medal at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, along with first-time Olympians Ionescu, Alyssa Thomas and Kahlia Cooper. All three played on the U.S. team that won the World Cup in Australia in 2022.
This is the full team:
Nafisa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
Copper Kahlia, Mercury Phoenix
Chelsea Gray, Las Vegas Aces
Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury
Sabrina Ionesco, New York Liberty
Joel Lloyd, Seattle Storm
Casey Plum, Las Vegas Aces
Brianna Stewart, New York Liberty
Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury
Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun
Aja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces
2 edits for 🇺🇸 #USABWNT They are around the corner!
🗓️ July 20 vs 🟠 Team @WNBA
🗓️ July 23 vs 🇩🇪 Germany pic.twitter.com/npz0tECN8D— USA Basketball Association (@usabasketball) July 1, 2024
The Biggest Questions About the WNBA Lineup
As WNBA All-Star teammates, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reyes have the potential to “break the internet” on game day.
But the omission of Seattle Storm center Izzy Magbigore may be “the most egregious omission ever from the WNBA All-Star Game.” ESPN’s Kevin Pelton, Michael Vopel and Alexa Philippou break down the All-Star roster.
WNBA All-Star Game History
Which WNBA player has made the most All-Star appearances? Who was the MVP each year? We’ve got everything you need to know about past midseason games and their history.
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