PHOENIX — The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game may be an exhibition, but don’t expect either team to approach it that way.
Team USA knows this is a critical opportunity to establish chemistry and momentum ahead of its quest for an eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal in Paris. Team WNBA, meanwhile, won’t take it easy on them.
“I was excited, like really, really excited [to lead Team WNBA] until I found out that the team I’m coaching wants to beat the brakes off our Olympic team, and I’m like, ‘OK, the pressure’s on,'” Team WNBA coach Cheryl Miller said. “Now we got a game folks. We’re going to have a game.”
“We’re taking the game pretty seriously,” added Napheesa Collier, a Team USA member. “We have to get ready for the Olympics, so this is a practice game for us. We’re definitely going in with the mindset that we want to win.”
Team WNBA is headlined by star rookies Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese but has a slew of experienced veterans including Nneka Ogwumike, DeWanna Bonner and Jonquel…
