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[Shades]

2023 WNBA All-Star Game
Las Vegas, NV - 8:30 PM ET
TV: ABC

Video stream:
https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/8de61cc8-16ff-47e9-a0b8-82ff94ccb080#bucketId=7947

League Pass:
https://leaguepass.wnba.com/live/244158/team-stewart-vs-team-wilson

Game page:
https://www.wnba.com/game/20230715/STWWIL/
https://www.wnba.com/allstar/2023


Team Stewart
Starters
Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury
Jewell Loyd, Seattle Storm
Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles Sparks
Satou Sabally, Dallas Wings
Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm
Reserves
Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
Kahleah Copper, Chicago Sky
Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty
Ezi Magbegor, Seattle Storm
Kelsey Mitchell, Indiana Fever
Courtney Vandersloot, New York Liberty

Team Wilson
Starters
Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever
Chelsea Gray, Las Vegas Aces
Arike Ogunbowale, Dallas Wings
A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces
Reserves
DeWanna Bonner, Connecticut Sun
Elena Delle Donne, Washington Mystics Subst: Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream
Allisha Gray, Atlanta Dream
Cheyenne Parker, Atlanta Dream
Kelsey Plum, Las Vegas Aces
Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun

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Nnekalonians 1:14 - Thou shalt not accept that which is not earned

[scullyfu]

I thought I heard/saw that Natasha Howard of the Wings was replacing EDD.???

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i'll always bleed Storm green.

[Queenie]

[Ex-Ref]

I hope that BG is MVP tonight. She is having so much fun and the crowd is loving her 'defense' and 4 point try and her commentary!!!!!

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"Women are judged on their success, men on their potential. It’s time we started believing in the potential of women." —Muffet McGraw

“Thank you for showing the fellas that you've got more balls than them,” Haley said, to cheers from the crowd.

[craigmont]

BG on the mic is hilarious. What a cool person.

[Ex-Ref]

SI can't miss!!

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"Women are judged on their success, men on their potential. It’s time we started believing in the potential of women." —Muffet McGraw

“Thank you for showing the fellas that you've got more balls than them,” Haley said, to cheers from the crowd.

[Shades]

Oh oh, Ionescu said the Vegas court “feels like home”.
Remember how Laimbeer publicly hinted that she should enter the draft early in 2019?

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Nnekalonians 1:14 - Thou shalt not accept that which is not earned

[Ex-Ref]

That was not a wedgie Ryan!!!!!!!

And neither was that one!

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"Women are judged on their success, men on their potential. It’s time we started believing in the potential of women." —Muffet McGraw

“Thank you for showing the fellas that you've got more balls than them,” Haley said, to cheers from the crowd.

[tfan]

Fun Fact: 2019 WNBA All-Star MVP was Erica Wheeler. Swin Cash won it twice and Lisa Leslie and Maya Moore three times each.

[Silky Johnson]

[ChiSky54]

For what it's worth...

They said it was sold out - it got fuller throughout the first quarter but there were scattered sets of empty seats throughout.

The game was a lot of fun - but it was also frustrating because I wanted to see some actual defense here and there to make it more like a game. You don't set high expectations for a competitive event - it was more the entertainment factor and the opportunity to see folks compete in different configurations. Clearly everyone was enjoying themselves! I have to watch to hear the mic'd up commentary in full - At times I tried to listen during the game, but that only worked in short spurts!

It was so good seeing BG there and having fun! A shame that Loyd couldn't get the 40 points for her parents' 40th anniversary. At least the MVP trophy was substantial - not the toy Plum got last year.

I was glad for the first-timers to have the opportunity - particularly Cheyenne, who I'm still upset the Sky traded away...

The Aces organization knows how to put on a show! For the most part, I enjoyed the in-game entertainment. One could frankly get overstimulated with the spotlights, smoke and not a moment of silence or stillness (all contrary to the goal of such an event - but I'm an introvert, so it was challenging for me at times.)

Folks were posing for selfies with someone just outside the arena entry - turns out it was T-Spoon! Starry, the soft drink sponsor (similar to Sprite), was giving away cans as we exited. I thought they would be ice cold, which would have been great since outdoors was like being in a dry sauna. Alas, and alack, the cans were mostly wet and slightly better than lukewarm.

Lines were long for merch - will order an official logo shirt. They had stacks of Slam mag again to distribute - conveniently, the Aces were on the cover, but there were many features throughout.

Phoenix next year - from one hot place to another!

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There is nothing new under the sun.

[tfan]

Thanks for the report ChiSky. They should figure out a way to make the game more competitive. Like money. I miss Parker in Chicago as well. I was looking to see who the Sky got for her and this article says she signed as a free agent with Atlanta.

https://dream.wnba.com/news/cheyenne-parker-signs-multi-year-deal-with-atlanta/