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2014 WNBA All-Star Game
Where: Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
Who: East All-Stars vs. West All-Stars
When: 3:30 p.m. EST
How to watch: TV: ESPN | Online: ESPN3
2014 WNBA All-Star Game section
Pre-Game Press Conference
Who: WNBA President Laurel J. Richie
When: 2:45 p.m. EST
How to watch: TV: NBA TV | Online: WNBA.com
The Starters
|
Position |
East Player |
Height |
Team |
West Player |
Height |
Team |
|
Guard |
Cappie Pondexter |
5'9" |
New York Liberty |
Skylar Diggins |
5'9" |
Tulsa Shock |
|
Guard |
Shoni Schimmel |
5'9" |
Atlanta Dream |
Diana Taurasi |
6'0" |
Phoenix Mercury |
|
Frontcourt |
Angel McCoughtry |
6'1" |
Indiana Fever |
Maya Moore |
6'0" |
Minnesota Lynx |
|
Frontcourt |
Tamika Catchings |
6'1" |
Atlanta Dream |
Candace Parker |
6'4" |
L.A. Sparks |
|
Frontcourt |
Erika de Souza * |
6'5" |
Atlanta Dream |
Brittney Griner |
6'8" |
Phoenix Mercury |
Note: Erika de Souza is starting in place of the Chicago Sky's Elena Delle Donne who is out due to Lyme Disease.
Analysis:
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Additional comments:
- Erika de Souza was selected as a replacement starter by President Richie. This will be de Souza's first All-Star start.
- Skylar Diggins and Shoni Schimmel will be making their first All-Star appearances.
- Although Brittney Griner was voted into the game last year, she will be making her first All-Star appearance this season.
- Schimmel is #1 in the league in jersey sales, already gaining immense popularity as a rookie.
- Despite only playing 6 games thus far this season, Tamika Catchings has now been voted as a starter for all nine games she has been eligible for.
All-Star reserves
|
Position |
East Reserve |
Height |
Team |
West Reserve |
Height |
Team |
|
Guard |
Katie Douglas |
6'0" |
Connecticut Sun |
Seimone Augustus * |
6'0" |
Minnesota Lynx |
|
Guard |
Briann January |
5'8 |
Indiana Fever |
Danielle Robinson |
5'9" |
San Antonio Stars |
|
Frontcourt |
Jessica Breland |
6'3" |
Chicago Sky |
Candice Dupree |
6'2" |
Phoenix Mercury |
|
Frontcourt |
Tina Charles |
6'4" |
New York Liberty |
Glory Johnson |
6'3" |
Tulsa Shock |
|
Frontcourt |
Chiney Ogwumike |
6'4" |
Connecticut Sun |
Nneka Ogwumike |
6'2" |
L.A. Sparks |
|
Reserve
|
Lindsay Whalen |
5'9" |
Minnesota Lynx |
|||
|
Replacement |
Ivory Latta |
5'6" |
Washington Mystics |
Sue Bird |
5'9" |
Seattle Storm |
* Augustus will not play due to injury.
Analysis:
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Additional notes:
- Sue Bird and Ivory Latta were named as replacements for the injured Seimone Augustus and Elena Delle Donne, respectively.
- Chiney and Nneka Ogwumike will be the first sisters to appear in the same All-Star Game.
- Ogwumike, Jessica Breland, and Briann January will be making their first All-Star appearances.
- With the additions of de Souza and Candice Dupree, the Dream and Mercury, respectively, lead the league with three selections apiece.
For more background on the game, check out our 2014 WNBA All-Star Game section.