LAS VEGAS — Before a sold-out crowd at Michelob Ultra Arena that included Dwyane Wade, Anthony Davis, Sue Bird and Sheryl Swoopes, Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Game in prime time was a hit.
Team Stewart beat Team Wilson 143-127 in the home of the defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces. Brittney Griner, who was an honorary All-Star last season while being detained in Russia, dunked twice and took a symbolic handoff from the Aces’ A’ja Wilson as Griner’s Phoenix Mercury will host the 2024 All-Star Game.
Team Stewart’s Jewell Loyd, honoring her parents’ 40th wedding anniversary, had an All-Star-record 31 points and earned MVP honors. Team Wilson’s Kelsey Plum had 30 points and applauded the much larger MVP trophy the league gave out this year than last, when Plum was MVP.
Here are the top takeaways of All-Star weekend, as the league took a fun pause from heated competition that will resume Tuesday.
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Griner was all smiles all weekend, and she reminded everyone how dominant she can be even in an exhibition, finishing with 18 points, 13 rebounds and…
