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| Date | July 20, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | Footprint Center | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Arike Ogunbowale | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Pitbull | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 16,407 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | United States: ABC Canada: TSN5/SN1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe, LaChina Robinson, Carolyn Peck | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game was an exhibition women's basketball game played on July 20, 2024, at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, United States as part of the 2024 WNBA season. The Phoenix Mercury hosted the game and related events for the third time, having previously hosted the 2000 All-Star Game and 2014 All-Star Game.
On July 19, 2024, Allisha Gray of the Atlanta Dream won both the Starry 3-Point Contest and Skills Challenge. She became the first player in WNBA history to win both events.
Team WNBA defeated Team USA 117–109. Team WNBA's Arike Ogunbowale broke the All-Star game scoring record, registering a total of 34 points (all in the second half) and earning her a second All-Star MVP Award.[1] Caitlin Clark, the starting point guard for Team WNBA, also set a new All-Star game record, recording 10 assists the most by a rookie in an All-Star game.[2] The game also featured the most former WNBA first overall draft picks since the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game, with a total of 11 (Diana Taurasi, Nneka Ogwumike, Brittney Griner, Jewell Loyd, Breanna Stewart, Kelsey Plum, A'ja Wilson, Jackie Young, Sabrina Ionescu, Aliyah Boston, and Caitlin Clark).
The 2024 All-Star Game drew 3.44 million viewers on ABC, per Nielsen and peaked at 4.054 million, shattering the previous viewership record from the 2003 WNBA All-Star Game of 1.441 million.[3]
- ^ Feinberg, Doug (July 20, 2024). "Arike Ogunbowale and Caitlin Clark lead WNBA All-Stars to 117-109 win over U.S. Olympic team". Associated Press.
- ^ @StatMamba (July 20, 2024). "Caitlin Clark has the most assists in an All-Star game by a rookie in WNBA history" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Deitsch, Richard (July 23, 2024). "WNBA All-Star Game shatters previous ratings mark, draws 3.44 million viewers". The Athletic. The New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2024.