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Team USA and Team WNBA square off in the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday evening. This is the second time that the WNBA All-Star game will be using this format.
The last time this was used came in 2021. The Aces have four All-Stars, while the Liberty, Sun, Mercury and Fever are tied with three.
Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese face U.S. Olympic team
The WNBA All-Star Game arrives with some additional flair Saturday night, when superstar rookies Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will headline a team of WNBA all-stars against Team USA, the squad that will represent the United States at the Paris Olympics. Clarkâs omission from the veteran-laden Olympic team sparked unending debate last month, and now she will go head-to-head against it while teaming up with her former college rival in a high-profile exhibition. Follow along for live updates and highlights from the game. Â
Here’s what to know
Saturdayâs game is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. Eastern time at Footprint Center in Phoenix. It is airing on ABC.
Team USA features five-time Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi, plus fellow former WNBA MVPs Aâja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. Brittney Griner, Sabrina Ionescu and Kelsey Plum are among the other elite players on the Olympic team.
Clark and Reese are joined by former MVPs Jonquel Jones and Nneka Ogwumike on the WNBA all-star team, which is made up of the top players who were not selected to the national team.
Anybody else out there think Cheryl Miller needs to get back into the coaching profession based on this performance so far? Sheâs got the WNBA all-stars, in the space of a week, playing so well together they have 16 assists on 21 baskets â led by six assists from Clark.
And Miller doesnât even need a whiteboard.
Brionna Jonesâs last-second layup cut Team WNBAâs deficit to two at the buzzer. It trails Team USA 54-52 at halftime.
Thereâs not a lot of glamorous splashing: Team USA is just 25 percent and Team WNBA is just 21.5 percent from three-point range. But itâs a great game for playmaking, specifically from Caitlin Clark and Chelsea Gray.
Did you hear? Angel Reese can rebound the ball. Well.
She has a game-high six boards off the bench for Team WNBA. Aâja Wilson is the leading scorer with 13 points. Meanwhile, Chelsea Gray and Caitlin Clark are knotted with a game-high five assists.
At WNBA All-Star Game, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese go from rivals to teammates
July 19, 2024
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Caitlin Clark gets on the board with her first points on a fastbreak layup midway through the second quarter. Sheâs shooting 1 for 4 from the floor and 0 for 3 from three-point range.
Eaarly verdict: Ogwumike, Reese and Clark should have been on the Olympic roster.
Team WNBA trails 35-32 with 5:49 to play in the half. Nneka Ogwumike and Team USA reserve Brittney Griner lead the way with eight points each.
A look from the sideline:
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have taken the floor together for the first time in this game, nearly three minutes into the second quarter. Reese has grabbed two rebounds since her reentry and has five in the game so far.
This is very preliminary, but one of the things already at stake is the judgement of national team coach Cheryl Reeve, her choice of which vets and which newcomers to put on Team USA. How is it that the WNBA All-Stars seem to be playing with as much or more chemistry than the national team?
Caitlin Clark flashed her passing ability on that recent play, putting Jonquel Jones on the front foot for a layup. Clark hasnât scored yet early in the second quarter, but she has three assists.
Why did Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese not compete in other All-Star Weekend events? The quick answer: rest and relaxation.
Reese chose not to play in Fridayâs skills competition so she could âenjoyâ her first All-Star Weekend. Clark cited rest as her reason for not competing in the three-point contest.
Rookie star Angel Reese closed the first quarter with her first points of the game. She got an offensive rebound and netted a layup to put Team WNBA ahead 24-23 at the end of the period.
Stylistically the presentation of this all-star pregame was an interesting combination of âpinkâ and not: players introduced in a swirl of flushed colored spotlights, but dancers in cargo pants. The whole message is, the right to define whatâs feminine: âWeâll TELL you what the W stands for.â
Aâja Wilson tops Team USA with seven points. Her team leads 21-20 with 1:35 left in the first quarter.
The best player on the floor so far is not on the national team: sheâs Nneka Ogwumike, who has eight points on 4 of 5 shooting, in the first seven minutes for Team WNBA.
Nneka Ogwumikeâs pull-up jumper put Team WNBA on the board after Team USA jumped out to a 6-0 lead. Itâs 10-9, Team USA, nearing the midway point in the first quarter.
This midseason showcase between Team USA and Team WNBA is underway.
The starters for Team WNBA: Arike Ogunbowale (Dallas Wings), Caitlin Clark (Indiana Fever), Nneka Ogwumike (Seattle Storm), DeWanna Bonner (Connecticut Sun), Jonquel Jones (New York Liberty)
The starters for the U.S. womenâs Olympic team: Chelsea Gray (Las Vegas Aces), Jewell Loyd (Seattle Storm), Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury), Breanna Stewart (New York Liberty), Aâja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces)
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