Overview
- Team Spoon beat Team Coop 129-122 at the United Center, with Jonquel Jones named All‑Star MVP after a 22-point, 13-rebound, 8-assist performance on Saturday, July 25.
- The game drew a sellout crowd of 19,783, the largest attendance in WNBA All‑Star history, played in Chicago as part of the league’s 30th‑season celebrations.
- Hall of Famers Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon served as honorary general managers in a new draft format, and the league raised All‑Star pay to $15,000 per player plus a $100,000 charity pool split $70,000 to the winners’ cause and $30,000 to the runner-up.
- The exhibition featured highlight moments and high-volume shooting, including Dominique Malonga’s dunk and double‑double, 127 of 225 attempts from beyond the arc, and eight Team Spoon players scoring in double figures.
- Beyond the box score, the event highlighted growing fan interest and commercial momentum for the WNBA and showcased rising talents such as Caitlin Clark’s return and rookie Olivia Miles’ near triple-double, trends that could boost TV, ticket and sponsorship attention going forward.