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| Date | July 22, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Arena | KeyArena | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Seattle, Washington | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Maya Moore (West) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 15,221 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe, and LaChina Robinson | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 WNBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on July 22, 2017. The Seattle Storm hosted a WNBA All-Star Game for the first time.[1]
Starters for this year's All-Star game were selected by a combination of fan, media, and player voting. Fans accounted for 50% of the vote to determine the starters for Verizon WNBA All-Star 2017, while current players and a media panel accounted for 25% each. Maya Moore, of the Minnesota Lynx was the overall leader in votes with 32,866, with Elena Delle Donne, of the Washington Mystics, finishing in 2nd with 31,414 votes.[2]
The Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference with a 130-121 victory. Maya Moore was named MVP. Allie Quigley of the Chicago Sky won the Three-Point Contest.
- ^ Official Release (December 14, 2016). "Seattle Storm to Host Verizon WNBA All-Star 2017 on July 22". WNBA.com.
- ^ Official Release (July 11, 2017). "Seattle's Bird, Five Former MVPs Selected to Start Verizon WNBA All-Star 2017". WNBA.com.