Liberty's Breanna Stewart, Team Collier Win WNBA All-Star Game

Team Collier defeated Team Clark 151-131 at the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis. New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart played for the victorious Team Collier, while her Liberty teammate Sabrina Ionescu and coach Sandy Brondello were part of Team Clark.

Napheesa Collier led Team Collier to victory and earned MVP honors, setting a new single-game All-Star scoring record with 36 points, surpassing Arike Ogunbowale's previous mark. Stewart contributed 8 points. Ionescu scored 12 points for Team Clark, with 8 coming on deep shots during an exhibition allowing four-point field goals.

Team Clark, assembled by injured local star Caitlin Clark (groin), was also missing starter Satou Sabally. Despite her injury, Clark actively participated in coaching duties. Though struggling to keep pace, eight Team Clark players reached double figures in scoring, led by Kelsey Mitchell's 20 points after joining the starting lineup.

Team Clark faced further injuries limiting starters A'ja Wilson and Jackie Young. Their replacements, All-Star debutantes Kayla Thornton and Kiki Iriafen, both recorded double-doubles.

Team Collier, relatively healthy, set multiple records. Collier's record-breaking point also came on an assist from Skylar Diggins-Smith, giving Diggins-Smith her 12th assist to set a new All-Star single-game assist record. Diggins-Smith ultimately became the first player to record a triple-double in the All-Star Game, finishing with 15 assists, 11 points, and 11 rebounds.

Before the game, players united in protest, wearing warm-up shirts with the slogan "Pay Us What You Owe Us" and the WNBA Players Association insignia. This occurred amid ongoing collective bargaining agreement discussions between players and league management in Indianapolis.

The article concludes by noting that the New York Liberty, ironically, begin the second half of their championship defense against the Indiana Fever on Tuesday.