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2023 Connecticut Sun season

The 2023 Connecticut Sun season was the 25th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the Women's National Basketball Association. It was the 21st season for the franchise in Connecticut after relocating from Orlando.

2023 Connecticut Sun season
CoachStephanie White
ArenaMohegan Sun Arena
Attendance6,244 per game
Results
Record27–13 (.675)
Place2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish3rd seed, Lost in Semifinals 1–3 to New York
Team Leaders
PointsDeWanna Bonner – 17.4 ppg
ReboundsAlyssa Thomas – 9.9 rpg
AssistsAlyssa Thomas – 7.9 apg

On November 22, 2022, the Sun announced that Stephanie White would be the new head coach for the franchise, after Curt Miller left for the same job with Los Angeles. White previously coached in the WNBA with the Indiana Fever, while most recently coaching for the Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team.[1]

The season started well for the Sun as they won their first three games of the year, including two in a row against Washington. They would lose their next game to New York, but would win the final game of the month to finish May 4–1. They started off June by winning four of their first five games and they would finish by winning four of six games. The end of the month also included a four game winning streak. The Sun finished June 8–3. July opened with a loss to Las Vegas but then the sun went on a three-game winning streak. A loss to Phoenix broke that streak, but the Sun followed it up with another three game winning streak. They lost the final game of the month to finish 6–3 in July. They won three games to open August, but followed that streak by losing three games. They ended their three game losing streak on August 20 with a win over Chicago and that win clinched the Sun a playoff berth. They ended the month winning three of four games to finish with a 7–4 August record. The Sun entered September having clinched their playoff berth and being safely in the third seed. The finished the season 2–2 including a final day loss. They finished the regular season with a 27–13 record and were the third seed in the 2023 WNBA Playoffs. Their twenty-seven wins were the most in franchise history.

As the third seed in the Playoffs Connecticut would host the first two games of a three game series against the sixth seed Minnesota Lynx. Game one started out as a tight affair but Connecticut broke away in the second and fourth quarters to win the first game 90–60. Game two was a closer affair, with the Lynx leading by five points at halftime. Connecticut couldn't break into their lead after the half and eventually lost 75–82. In game three, in Minnesota, the Sun dominated the first half, leading by fifteen at halftime. The Lynx couldn't close the gap, as the second half ended tied. The Sun won the game 90–75 and the series two games to one. The Sun advanced to the semifinals to face-off against the second seed New York Liberty. In the first game of the series Connecticut used a strong second half to win 78–63. In game two, the Sun won the first quarter but the Liberty won the other three quarters and the Sun lost 77–84. Games three and four moved to Connecticut. Homecourt didn't help the Sun in game 3 of the series, as they lost 81–92. In a must-win game four the Sun kept the game close, but ultimately came up short 84–87. The Sun lost the semifinal series one game to three to end their season.

Transactions edit

WNBA draft edit

See also: 2023 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
2 22 Alexis Morris   United States LSU
3 34 Ashten Prechtel   United States Stanford

Transactions edit

Date Details
October 21, 2022 Head coach Curt Miller resigns and takes job with the Los Angeles Sparks[2]
November 21, 2022 Hired Stephanie White as Head Coach[3]
November 29, 2022 Hired Darius Taylor as General Manager[4]
Promoted Morgan Tuck to Assistant General Manager
December 27, 2022 Hired Abi Olajuwon as an Assistant Coach [5]
January 3, 2023 Hired Briann January as Assistant Coach[6]
January 11, 2023 Extended Qualifying Offers to Natisha Hiedeman and Joyner Holmes[7]
January 16, 2023 Traded Jonquel Jones to the New York Liberty as part of a 3-Team Trade. Connecticut received Rebecca Allen and the 6th Overall Pick in the 2023 WNBA draft from New York and Tyasha Harris from the Dallas Wings.[8]
Traded Jasmine Thomas and the 10th Overall Pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft to the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for the Olivia Nelson-Ododa, Jasmine Walker, and Kianna Smith[9]
January 19, 2023 Cored Brionna Jones[10]
February 1, 2023 Signed Joyner Holmes to a Qualifying Offer - Training Camp Contract[11]
February 3, 2023 Signed Natisha Hiedeman to a 2-Year Deal[12]
Signed Mikiah Herbert Harrigan to a Training Camp Contract[13]
February 7, 2023 Signed Kristine Anigwe and Lauren Cox to Training Camp Contracts[14]
February 9, 2023 Traded the 6th Overall Pick in the 2023 WNBA draft to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Tiffany Hayes[15]
February 10, 2023 Signed Kiki Smith to a Rookie Scale Contract
February 13, 2023 Signed Brionna Jones to a 1-Year Deal[16]
February 15, 2023 Signed Tiffany Hayes to a 1-Year Deal[17]
Signed Victoria Macaulay to a Training Camp Contract[18]
Waived Jasmine Walker[19]
February 16, 2023 Waived Kristine Anigwe[20]
February 17, 2023 Signed Nirra Fields to a Training Camp Contract[21]
February 21, 2023 Waived Joyner Holmes[22]
April 12, 2023 Signed Ashten Prechtal to a Rookie Scale Contract
Signed Khaalia Hillsman, Caitlin Bickle, and Jayla Everett to Training Camp Contracts[23]
April 15, 2023 Waived Nirra Fields
April 18, 2023 Signed Alexis Morris to a Rookie Scale Contract
April 27, 2023 Signed Lasha Petree to a Training Camp Contract[24]
April 30, 2023 Waived Lasha Petree[25]
Signed Diamond Battles to a Training Camp Contract[26]
May 3, 2023 Waived Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, Khaalia Hillsman, and Kiara Smith[27]
May 5, 2023 Waived Victoria Macaulay[28]
May 9, 2023 Exercised 4th-Year Team Option on DiJonai Carrington[29]
May 10, 2023 Waived Alexis Morris, Diamond Battles, and Ashten Prechtel[30]
May 15, 2023 Signed Tyasha Harris to a Contract Extension[31]
May 16, 2023 Waived Caitlin Bickle, Nia Clouden, and Jayla Everett[32][33][34]
Traded a 2025 Third-Round Pick to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for Leigha Brown[35]
June 1, 2023 Waived Lauren Cox[36]
June 3, 2023 Signed Liz Dixon[37]
July 14, 2023 Waived Liz Dixon[38]
July 17, 2023 Signed Kristine Anigwe to a 7-Day Contract[39]
July 26, 2023 Signed Bernadett Határ[40]
August 18, 2023 Signed Kristine Anigwe to a 2nd 7-Day Contract[41]

Roster Changes edit

Roster edit

2023 Connecticut Sun roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G/F 9   Allen, Rebecca 6' 2" (1.88m) 162 lb (73kg) 1992-11-06 Australia 7
G/F 24   Bonner, DeWanna 6' 4" (1.93m) 143 lb (65kg) 1987-08-21 Auburn 13
G 32   Brown, Leigha 6' 1" (1.85m) 165 lb (75kg) 07-14-2000 Michigan R
G/F 21   Carrington, DiJonai 5' 11" (1.8m) 175 lb (79kg) 1998-01-08 Baylor 2
G 52   Harris, Tyasha 5' 10" (1.78m) 152 lb (69kg) 1998-05-01 South Carolina 3
C 44   Határ, Bernadett 6' 10" (2.08m) 208 lb (94kg) 08-24-1994 Hungary 1
G 15   Hayes, Tiffany 5' 10" (1.78m) 155 lb (70kg) 09-20-1989 Connecticut 10
G 2   Hiedeman, Natisha 5' 8" (1.73m) 135 lb (61kg) 1997-02-10 Marquette 4
F 42   Jones, Brionna   6' 3" (1.91m) 230 lb (104kg) 1995-12-18 Maryland 6
C 10   Nelson-Ododa, Olivia 6' 5" (1.96m) 173 lb (78kg) 08-17-2000 Connecticut 1
F 25   Thomas, Alyssa 6' 2" (1.88m) 185 lb (84kg) 1992-04-12 Maryland 8
Head coach
  Stephanie White (Purdue)
Assistant coaches
  Abi Olajuwon (Oklahoma)
  Briann January (Arizona State)
  Austin Kelly (Duke)
Athletic trainer
  Nicole Alexander
Strength and conditioning coach
  Analisse Rios
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Depth Chart edit

Pos. Starter Bench
PG Natisha Hiedeman Tyasha Harris
SG Tiffany Hayes DiJonai Carrington
SF Rebecca Allen Leigha Brown
PF DeWanna Bonner Olivia Nelson-Ododa
C Alyssa Thomas Bernadett Határ
Brionna Jones 

Schedule edit

Preseason edit

2023 pre-season game log
Total: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
May: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 10 New York W 63–57 Brionna Jones (10) Rebecca Allen (6) Alyssa Thomas (5) Mohegan Sun
N/A 		1–0
2 May 14 @ Atlanta W 85–68 Tiffany Hayes (20) Alyssa Thomas (9) Alyssa Thomas (5) Gateway Center Arena
N/A 		2–0
2023 pre-season schedule

Regular season edit

2023 game log
Total: 27–13 (Home: 13–7; Road: 14–6)
May: 4–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 19 @ Indiana W 70–61 DeWanna Bonner (19) Alyssa Thomas (11) Alyssa Thomas (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
7,356 		1–0
2 May 21 Washington W 80–74 DeWanna Bonner (21) Alyssa Thomas (16) Alyssa Thomas (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,048 		2–0
3 May 23 @ Washington W 88–81 Alyssa Thomas (22) Alyssa Thomas (10) Tiffany Hayes (8) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,383 		3–0
4 May 27 @ New York L 65–81 Tiffany Hayes (16) Jones
Thomas (8) 		Tiffany Hayes (3) Barclays Center
7,102 		3–1
5 May 30 Indiana W 81–78 Tiffany Hayes (22) Alyssa Thomas (17) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,317 		4–1
June : 8–3 (Home: 3–3; Road: 5–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
6 June 1 @ Minnesota W 89–84 Natisha Hiedeman (19) Alyssa Thomas (9) Alyssa Thomas (16) Target Center
8,124 		5–1
7 June 4 Dallas W 80–74 DeWanna Bonner (22) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,012 		6–1
8 June 6 Las Vegas L 84–90 Rebecca Allen (22) Alyssa Thomas (11) Hiedeman
Jones (7) 		Mohegan Sun Arena
4,368 		6–2
9 June 8 Las Vegas W 94–77 DeWanna Bonner (41) Brionna Jones (9) Alyssa Thomas (12) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,147 		7–2
10 June 11 @ Atlanta W 89–77 Brionna Jones (18) Alyssa Thomas (12) Alyssa Thomas (8) Gateway Center Arena
2,690 		8–2
11 June 15 Atlanta L 88–92 (OT) Brionna Jones (28) Brionna Jones (13) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,316 		8–3
12 June 18 @ Los Angeles W 83–74 DeWanna Bonner (20) DeWanna Bonner (9) Alyssa Thomas (12) Crypto.com Arena
6,289 		9–3
13 June 20 @ Seattle W 85–79 DeWanna Bonner (20) Alyssa Thomas (15) Alyssa Thomas (12) Climate Pledge Arena
7,022 		10–3
14 June 22 @ Minnesota W 89–68 Tiffany Hayes (21) Alyssa Thomas (9) Olivia Nelson-Ododa (4) Target Center
7,024 		11–3
15 June 25 Chicago W 96–72 DeWanna Bonner (26) Alyssa Thomas (12) Alyssa Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,517 		12–3
16 June 27 New York L 81–89 DiJonai Carrington (23) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (10) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,344 		12–4
July : 6–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 July 1 @ Las Vegas L 84–102 DeWanna Bonner (19) Alyssa Thomas (5) Alyssa Thomas (11) Michelob Ultra Arena
8,596 		12–5
18 July 6 Seattle W 93–73 Bonner
Thomas (16) 		Olivia Nelson-Ododa (9) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,479 		13–5
19 July 9 Washington 92–84 DeWanna Bonner (28) Alyssa Thomas (9) Alyssa Thomas (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,558 		14–5
20 July 12 @ Chicago W 84–72 Tiffany Hayes (22) Hayes
Thomas (7) 		Alyssa Thomas (10) Wintrust Arena
9,025 		15–5
21 July 18 @ Phoenix L 66–72 DeWanna Bonner (19) DeWanna Bonner (10) Alyssa Thomas (7) Footprint Center
7,788 		15–6
22 July 20 Atlanta W 82–71 Natisha Hiedeman (24) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,054 		16–6
23 July 22 @ Atlanta W 86–78 DeWanna Bonner (20) Alyssa Thomas (11) Alyssa Thomas (8) Gateway Center Arena
3,209 		17–6
24 July 25 @ Dallas W 88–83 DeWanna Bonner (32) Alyssa Thomas (10) Alyssa Thomas (7) College Park Center
4,222 		18–6
25 July 30 Minnesota L 83–87 DeWanna Bonner (31) Alyssa Thomas (14) Alyssa Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,275 		18–7
August : 7–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
26 August 1 Minnesota W 79–69 Alyssa Thomas (21) Alyssa Thomas (20) Alyssa Thomas (12) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,894 		19–7
27 August 4 @ Indiana W 88–72 Tiffany Hayes (18) Olivia Nelson-Ododa (10) Alyssa Thomas (8) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3,498 		20–7
28 August 8 @ Seattle W 81–69 DeWanna Bonner (21) Alyssa Thomas (12) Alyssa Thomas (8) Climate Pledge Arena
10,212 		21–7
29 August 10 @ Phoenix L 84–90 Rebecca Allen (24) Alyssa Thomas (11) Alyssa Thomas (8) Footprint Center
7,186 		21–8
30 August 12 @ Dallas L 81–91 Alyssa Thomas (26) Alyssa Thomas (10) Natisha Hiedeman (6) College Park Center
4,179 		21–9
31 August 18 Dallas L 75–95 DeWanna Bonner (25) DeWanna Bonner (12) Alyssa Thomas (7) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,584 		21–10
32 August 20 @ Chicago W 79–73 Alyssa Thomas (22) Rebecca Allen (9) Alyssa Thomas (8) Wintrust Arena
6,901 		22–10
33 August 22 @ Washington W 68–64 Alyssa Thomas (22) Alyssa Thomas (10) DeWanna Bonner (5) Entertainment and Sports Arena
3,058 		23–10
34 August 24 New York L 90–95 (OT) DeWanna Bonner (30) DeWanna Bonner (12) Alyssa Thomas (12) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,168 		23–11
35 August 27 Los Angeles W 83–68 Alyssa Thomas (17) Olivia Nelson-Ododa (11) Alyssa Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,783 		24–11
36 August 31 Phoenix W 84–74 Harris
Hiedman (18) 		Alyssa Thomas (13) Alyssa Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,794 		25–11
September : 2–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
37 September 1 @ New York L 58–89 Tiffany Hayes (11) 5 players (4) DeWanna Bonner (4) Barclays Center
8,276 		25–12
38 September 5 Los Angeles W 90–76 Alyssa Thomas (27) Alyssa Thomas (12) Alyssa Thomas (14) Mohegan Sun Arena
4,783 		26–12
39 September 8 Indiana W 76–59 Tiffany Hayes (14) Alyssa Thomas (14) Alyssa Thomas (8) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,064 		27–12
40 September 10 Chicago L 91–102 (OT) Olivia Nelson-Ododa (20) Olivia Nelson-Ododa (11) Brown
Carrington
Thomas (4) 		Mohegan Sun Arena
6,377 		27–13
2023 season schedule

Playoffs edit

2023 playoff game log
First Round vs. Minnesota
Won Series: 2–1
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 13 Minnesota W 90–60 DeWanna Bonner (17) DeWanna Bonner (15) Alyssa Thomas (10) Mohegan Sun Arena
5,056 		1–0
2 September 17 Minnesota L 75–82 Alyssa Thomas (26) Rebecca Allen (9) Alyssa Thomas (6) Mohegan Sun Arena
6,673 		1–1
3 September 20 @ Minnesota W 90–75 Alyssa Thomas (28) DeWanna Bonner (10) Alyssa Thomas (12) Target Center
8,724 		2–1
Semifinals vs. New York Liberty
Lost Series: 1–3
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 24 @ New York W 78–63 DeWanna Bonner (20) Allen
Bonner
Hayes
Thomas (7) 		Alyssa Thomas (10) Barclays Center
9,442 		1–0
2 September 26 @ New York L 77–84 Tiffany Hayes (30) Alyssa Thomas (8) Alyssa Thomas (9) Barclays Center
10,009 		1–1
3 September 29 New York L 81–92 Alyssa Thomas (23) Alyssa Thomas (9) Alyssa Thomas (14) Mohegan Sun Arena
9,162 		1–2
4 October 1 New York L 84–87 Alyssa Thomas (17) Alyssa Thomas (15) Alyssa Thomas (11) Mohegan Sun Arena
8,196 		1–3
2023 playoff schedule

Standings edit

# Team
W L PCT GB Conf. Home Road Cup
1 x – Las Vegas Aces 34 6 .850 – 18–2 19–1 15–5 9–1
2 x – New York Liberty 32 8 .800 2 16–4 15–5 17–3 7–3
3 x – Connecticut Sun 27 13 .675 7 14–6 13–7 14–6 7–3
4 x – Dallas Wings 22 18 .550 12 11–9 11–9 11–9 6–4
5 x – Atlanta Dream 19 21 .475 15 11–9 11–9 8–12 6–4
6 x – Minnesota Lynx 19 21 .475 15 12–8 9–11 10–10 5–5
7 x – Washington Mystics 19 21 .475 15 9–11 12–8 7–13 5–5
8 x – Chicago Sky 18 22 .450 16 5–15 7–13 11–9 3–7
9 e – Los Angeles Sparks 17 23 .425 17 9–11 10–10 7–13 5–5
10 e – Indiana Fever 13 27 .325 21 5–15 6–14 7–13 2–8
11 e – Seattle Storm 11 29 .275 23 8–12 4–16 7–13 4–6
12 e – Phoenix Mercury 9 31 .225 25 2–18 8–12 1–19 1–9

Notes

(#) – League Standing
x – Clinched playoff berth
e – Eliminated from postseason contention
Source: Overall standings and Commissioner's Cup Standings

Playoffs edit

See also: 2023 WNBA Playoffs
Round One:
Best-of-3 		Semifinals:
Best-of-5 		Finals:
Best-of-5
         
1 Las Vegas Aces 2
8 Chicago Sky 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
4 Dallas Wings 0
4 Dallas Wings 2
5 Atlanta Dream 0
1 Las Vegas Aces 3
2 New York Liberty 1
2 New York Liberty 2
7 Washington Mystics 0
2 New York Liberty 3
3 Connecticut Sun 1
3 Connecticut Sun 2
6 Minnesota Lynx 1

Bold Series winner

Statistics edit

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular season edit

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
DeWanna Bonner 40 40 30.1 .425 .329 .862 5.6 2.2 1.1 0.6 17.4
Brionna Jones 13 13 31.7 .571 .500 .776 8.2 2.4 1.8 0.5 15.9
Alyssa Thomas 40 40 36.2 .474 .000 .715 9.9 7.9 1.8 0.5 15.5
Tiffany Hayes 40 40 27.1 .476 .366 .778 3.0 2.6 0.9 0.1 12.1
Natisha Hiedeman 40 40 26.7 .392 .366 .739 2.1 2.7 0.9 0.1 8.5
DiJonai Carrington 32 0 17.2 .417 .371 .757 2.9 1.3 0.6 0.1 8.3
Rebecca Allen 40 27 21.5 .408 .348 .704 2.8 0.9 0.9 1.3 6.4
Tyasha Harris 40 0 16.7 .416 .464 .680 0.9 1.7 0.7 0.1 5.8
Olivia Nelson-Ododa 39 0 15.0 .537 .000 .708 3.7 0.6 0.5 0.8 4.5
Bernadett Határ≠ 6 0 7.8 .375 .000 .000 1.5 0.2 0.7 0.3 2.0
Liz Dixon‡ 4 0 5.3 .400 .000 .000 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0
Leigha Brown 25 0 5.2 .308 .100 .667 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.8
Kristine Anigwe‡ 3 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lauren Cox‡ 1 0 0.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


‡Waived/Released during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Playoffs edit

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
DeWanna Bonner 7 7 36.9 .385 .365 .774 8.3 3.4 1.0 1.6 18.1
Alyssa Thomas 7 7 38.9 .500 .000 .630 8.0 10.3 1.7 0.3 18.1
Tiffany Hayes 7 7 26.1 .527 .484 .875 3.4 1.6 0.6 0.3 14.3
Rebecca Allen 6 6 30.8 .489 .423 1.00 5.5 1.7 1.5 1.5 9.7
Tyasha Harris 7 0 21.9 .462 .542 .800 1.0 2.4 0.7 0.0 9.3
Natisha Hiedeman 7 7 22.0 .310 .316 .750 1.9 2.3 0.1 0.1 5.4
DiJonai Carrington 6 0 13.7 .464 .250 .600 2.3 0.5 0.7 0.0 5.0
Olivia Nelson-Ododa 7 1 15.4 .667 .000 1.00 3.4 0.6 1.0 0.9 4.3
Leigha Brown 2 0 3.0 .000 .000 .000 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0

Awards and honors edit

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Alyssa Thomas Eastern Conference Player of the Week June 6 [42]
June 27 [43]
August 8 [44]
WNBA All-Star July 1 [45]
Player of the Month - June July 5 [46]
Peak Performer: Rebounds September 11 [47]
All-Defensive First Team September 22 [48]
All-WNBA First Team October 15 [49]
Stephanie White Coach of the Month - May June 2 [50]
Coach of the Year September 17 [51]
DeWanna Bonner WNBA All-Star July 1 [45]

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