WNBA All-Star Game draws record crowd as Caitlin Clark’s Team Spoon holds off Team Coop
•The WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago attracted a record crowd of 19,783 attendees.
•Team Spoon, led by Jonquel Jones, won 129-122 against Team Coop, with Jones named MVP.
•Dominique Malonga became the youngest player to dunk in an All-Star Game, marking a significant milestone.
المصدر: Fox News | Source: Fox NewsThe WNBA continued its 30th-season celebration Saturday night, bringing the All-Star Game back to Chicago for the first time since 2022.
The game itself had plenty of scoring, but Jonquel Jones supplied the all-around performance that helped Caitlin Clark and Team Spoon outlast Marina Mabrey and Team Coop.
Jones finished with 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in a 129-122 win and was named the most valuable player of the game.
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Eight Team Spoon players scored in double figures in a defense-light All-Star Game that featured 127 3-point attempts, with Allisha Gray adding 19 points and Clark finishing with 17.
The annual summer showcase was played before a record crowd of 19,783 at the United Center, the longtime home of the Chicago Bulls. Friday night’s 3-point contest and Shooting Stars competition were held at the smaller Wintrust Arena a few miles away.
In the second quarter on Saturday night, Dominique Malonga caught a pass from Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese and threw down the milestone dunk.
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The 6-foot-6 Seattle Storm center became the seventh player in league history to record a dunk in an All-Star Game, according to the Storm. The WNBA said the 20-year-old is the youngest player to accomplish the feat during the marquee event.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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→The WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago attracted a record crowd of 19,783 attendees.
→Team Spoon, led by Jonquel Jones, won 129-122 against Team Coop, with Jones named MVP.
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