Jewell Loyd entered the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday night as the league’s leading scorer, and left with the All-Star scoring record and MVP trophy. The Seattle Storm guard caught fire from downtown, and poured in 31 points to etch her name in the record books and lead Team Stewart to victory over Team Wilson.
“I had extra motivation,” Loyd said. “My family’s here. I want to say happy 40th anniversary to my parents. My nephew and niece are up there too. They wanted me to shoot a lot of 3s, so that’s what I did. Threes are more than twos. I think I told Sabrina [Ionescu] that — we’re gonna put a lot of 3s up. It’s a special moment, honestly. It’s beautiful for the league and I’m happy I was able to do it in front of my family.”
Loyd hit her first triple a few minutes into the game, but then went cold for a bit and had a stint on the bench. Late in the second quarter, though, she drained 3s on back-to-back possessions and was able to carry that momentum…
