WNBA's 30th Anniversary All-Star Game Delivers Record Night in Chicago
July 25, 2026
The WNBA marked its 30th anniversary season in style on July 25, as a sold-out United Center in Chicago hosted a record-breaking All-Star Game that lived up to the occasion.
Team Spoon, led by Caitlin Clark, outscored Team Coop, led by Paige Bueckers, 129-122 in the highest-scoring All-Star Game in league history. New York Liberty center Jonquel Jones took home MVP honors with a 22-point, 13-rebound, 8-assist double-double, while Clark added 17 points, 5 assists, and 4 rebounds for the winning side. Kelsey Mitchell led all scorers with 28 points for Team Coop.
The night's signature highlight came from an unexpected source: French star Dominique Malonga, making her All-Star debut, threw down a dunk to become just the seventh player ever to dunk in a WNBA All-Star Game — and, at 20 years old, the youngest to do it. It was the game's first dunk since Sylvia Fowles, and it came off a feed from Angel Reese.
Beyond the box score, the weekend carried real weight for a league celebrating three decades — legends from multiple eras were on hand, and several players and analysts noted a lighter, more celebratory atmosphere compared to the prior year's All-Star break, which had been overshadowed by labor negotiations.
For a night built around celebration, the basketball still delivered — a record scoring output, a historic dunk, and a reminder of just how much star power this league is carrying into its next decade.
Final: Team Spoon 129, Team Coop 122
