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The WNBA All-Star Game lived up to the hype on Saturday night.
Team USA got the pre-Olympics warmup they needed to get their mind ready for the tough competition that awaits them in Paris over the next few days.
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Caitlin Clark of Team WNBA smiles before the game against the USA Basketball Women's National Team during the WNBA All Star Game on July 20, 2024, at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)
Breanna Stewart of the USA Basketball Women's National Team rebounds the ball during the WNBA All Star Game on July 20, 2024. (Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)
Arike Ogunbowale, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese put on a show as Team WNBA topped the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team on Saturday night, 117-109.
Ogunbowale, the Dallas Wings’ sharpshooter, scored the most points with 34 – all coming in the second half. Ogunbowale set the net on fire in the third quarter as it didn’t appear she could miss. She had 21 in the third and the rest in the fourth.
She was named the All-Star Game MVP.
Basketball fans who tuned into ABC to watch the game were pleasantly surprised with the competitiveness on the floor. Some fans took jabs at NBA players for how they perform at their own All-Star Game.
i love the competitiveness in this WNBA All-Star game. Totally different than the lackadaisical NBA All Star game.
— 73-9 and THEY LIED (@CuffsTheLegend) July 21, 2024
These ladies are hoopin like they’re still eating top ramen in their dorm room! 🔥🔥
Why can't the NBA All-Star Game be as competitive as this WNBA All-Star Game? Adam Silver needs to fix this and fast.
— Geoffrey Clark (@gfclark89) July 21, 2024
NBA players watching the WNBA All-Star Game and realizing you can actually try in an ASG: pic.twitter.com/ltUy0KQoFn
— theScore (@theScore) July 21, 2024
This WNBA All-Star game is fun and intense. Loving it thus far! #WNBAALLSTAR
— LaDarius Brown (@ladarius_brown) July 21, 2024
The WNBA All-Star game has Game 7 like intensity. Unlike any all-star I’ve ever seen.
— Sean Callahan (@Sean_Callahan) July 21, 2024
Caitlin Clark is getting double teamed by Team USA in the All-Star game. If that doesn't show you the respect she garners on the floor then I'm not sure what will. #WNBAAllStar
— Dominic Miranda (@DomMirandaTV) July 21, 2024
The WNBA All-Star game has been so entertaining. I also just love seeing how much attention women’s basketball continues to receive.
— Alaina Morris (@alainammorris) July 21, 2024
Dare I say we are all having much more fun watching this WNBA All-Star game than NBA AllStar.
— Kelsey Nicole Nelson (KNN) (@therealknelson) July 21, 2024
Agreed. There hasn’t been an NBA all-star game this competitive in your lifetime.
— Coach Tony Miller (@tonywmiller) July 21, 2024
Obviously impossible to replicate in other sports (and only possible once every four years) but “Team USA in their most valuable tune-up game” vs. “all the WNBA stars pissed off they didn’t get selected to Team USA” is the BY FAR best All-Star Game format in sports
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) July 21, 2024
NBA players’ competitiveness has come under fire in recent years as the league has tried to find different ways to get fans interested in the exhibition.
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Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George revealed at the Uninterrupted Film Festival that NBA legends implored players to "bring back the life" in the All-Star Game.
A'ja Wilson of the USA Basketball Women's National Team and Jonquel Jones of Team WNBA go for the opening tip off during the WNBA All Star Game on July 20, 2024. (Catalina Fragoso/NBAE via Getty Images)
"Everybody was like, ‘Na, f--- that,’" he said.
Paul George discussing why the All-Star Game is on life support pic.twitter.com/3SiDSoaG67
— Law Murray 🛝 (@LawMurrayTheNU) July 10, 2024
Saturday, however, appeared to be an eye-opener for a lot of basketball fans and the expectations will be higher for the NBA when the All-Star Game takes place in San Francisco.
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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.
