AWESOME NEWS! 👏 The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game is headed to Phoenix, setting up as a home game for Brittney Griner and Diana Taurasi and a sendoff to the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team.
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced Saturday that the event would be hosted by the"Since I’ve been in the league, they’ve done so much," Engelbert said. "They are so great to work with under the new ownership with Mat Ishbia."
The game is expected to be similar to the 2021 version that featured the U.S. Olympic team playing against players not selected for that team. The All-Star squad beat the U.S. team that year 93-83. Taurasi has said she hopes to play in Paris and lead the U.S. to an eighth consecutive gold medal and earn her sixth. Taurasi is signed with the Mercury through next season, which would be her 20th in the league.
"I mean, it’s the highest you can get playing with the USA," said Griner, who helped the U.S. win gold medals at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics.
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