Atlanta Dream team dinners are now on guard Allisha Gray.
While Gray repeatedly said “I’m just here to have fun” in her media availability Friday morning, she won both the skills challenge and the 3-point shootout, becoming the first player in WNBA history to do so on the same night. Seemingly more important–, she received a significant pay-day because of it.
ALLISHA GRAY WINS THE FINAL ROUND OF THE KIA SKILLS CHALLENGE WITH A TIME OF 32.1 SECONDS 🙌@Kia | #KiaSkills pic.twitter.com/z6t3NRO1KF
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 20, 2024
This year’s Friday night events included a bigger purse for the participants. In addition to the $2,575 of prize money mandated by the CBA, the winners also receive a $55,000 bonus courtesy of Aflac and the WNBPA. Nneka Ogwumike, president of the players association, announced the sponsorship Thursday.
Gray appeared to be shot out of a cannon at the start of the skills challenge, setting the tone for a dominant performance in the weekend’s opening event. She recorded the fastest time in the preliminary round of 31.2 seconds, using her speed to overcome some misses on the jump-shooting portions.
In the final round against Sophie Cunningham, Gray knew she’d be a little more fatigued, which manifested itself in six combined miss 3-pointers from…
