The WNBA was all over Chicago leading up to Saturday’s All-Star game. Despite no Chicago Sky players in the game, Chicago fans came out in record numbers.
As I recently wrote, the Voices of the Game panel discussion at Avec downtown drew a standing-room-only crowd, with an overflow outside hoping to meet some of the panelists. This was just the start.
I went from there to meet New York Liberty player Breanna Stewart. I interviewed Stewart several times via Zoom, but this was my first time talking to her in person. The huge crowd limited my time with her, but it was great catching up a bit.
Breanna Stewart
There were several other events, including
- WNBA Live Presented by AWS — A three-day interactive fan festival held at McCormick Place
- Practice — A Friday players’ practice session held at the newly opened Obama Presidential Center
- Skills Night — The Kia WNBA Shooting Stars event and the State Farm WNBA 3-Point Contest held Saturday at Wintrust Arena, home of the Sky. Led by Elena Delle Donne, Team Washington won the Shooting Stars competition. Rookie Azzi Fudd of the Dallas Wings won the 3-Point contest.
In addition to the Stewart event I attended, there were several other meet-and-greets with current players and legends. I just missed seeing my old friend Paloma Starr when she met Lisa Leslie and Tiffany Mitchell.
Lisa Leslie and Paloma Starr © Paloma Starr
Paloma Starr and Tiffany Mitchell © Paloma Starr
The main event was the All-Star game, of course. Played at the United Center, it drew an All-Star game record 19,783 fans, even more than the NBA All-Star game. Team Spoon, named for Teresa Weatherspoon, defeated Team Coop, named for Cynthia Cooper, 129–122. Also from the Liberty, Jonquel Jones came off the bench to score 22 points on her way to being named MVP.
— John Wroblewski, online writer
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