Washington Mystics forward
Elena Delle Donne and
Las Vegas Aces forward
A'ja Wilson led fan voting and will be the captains for the upcoming WNBA All-Star Game.
The game will be held at
Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on
Saturday July 27 ABC - 3:30 p.m. et.
The other top eight vote-getters who will make up
the pool of starters also were announced Thursday:
- Liz Cambage,
- Chelsea Gray
- Brittney Griner
- Natasha Howard
- Jonquel Jones
- Jewell Loyd
- Kayla McBride
- Kia Nurse.
The All-Star coaches, Las Vegas'
Bill Laimbeer and Washington's
Mike Thibault will be on the opposite sides of their two star players, however. Laimbeer, whose Aces are currently in first place at 10-5, will coach Team Delle Donne; Thibault, whose Mystics are in second at 9-5, will coach Team Wilson.
The WNBA announced its
All-Star reserves Monday as voted on by the league's coaches. Chicago's
Diamond DeShields, Minnesota's
Odyssey Sims, Indiana's
Erica Wheeler, Chicago's
Allie Quigley and
Courtney Vandersloot, Washington's
Kristi Toliver, New York's
Tina Charles, Indiana's
Candice Dupree,
Minnesota's
Sylvia Fowles Los Angeles'
Nneka Ogwumike, Phoenix's
DeWanna Bonner and Connecticut's
Alyssa Thomas.