By Stephen Ur
The 2023 WNBA All-Star Game was held at the Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday night. The two teams were made from captions Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty and A’Ja Wilson of the hometown Las Vegas Aces.
Jewell Lloyd, the leading scorer through the first half of the season, scored a record 31 points in the All-Star Game and led Team Stewart to a 143-127 victory over Team Wilson. Stewart’s Liberty teammate Sabrina Ionescu also scored 18 points and recorded six rebounds and eight assists.
Ionescu’s performance came following a record she broke on her own during All-Star weekend. She scored a record 37 points during the 3-Point Shootout.
Yet another record was set Saturday night as the teams combined for 270 total points, the most in a WNBA All-Star game.
It was announced on Saturday that the 2024 edition of the game will be held on Phoenix, AZ, home of Britney Griner’s Phoenix Mercury.