The 2023 WNBA All-Star Weekend tipped off on Friday with the Skills Challenge and 3-Point Contest from Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas.
Some of the league's brightest stars took the court to showcase their skills on the hardwood as well as their sharpshooting ability.
The hometown Team Aces (Chelsea Gray and Kelsey Plum) took the top prize in the Skills Challenge to begin the afternoon after posting times of 45.9 and 46.0 seconds. They took down Team Wings and Team Liberty to be crowned 2023 champions.
In the second competition of the day, Sabrina Ionescu lit up the 3-Point Contest with a stunning score of 37 points in the final round to take the title. That score, which included 14 straight made shots, is the highest in 3-Point Contest history — NBA or WNBA.
The Sporting News was tracking all the results and highlights from the two events below.
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WNBA Skills Challenge results, highlights
Field
| Team | Players |
| Las Vegas | Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum |
| Atlanta | Allisha Gray, Cheyenne Parker |
| New York | Sabrina Ionescu, Courtney Vandersloot |
| Dallas | Arike Ogunbowale, Satou Sabally |
FIRST ROUND
Ionescu and Vandersloot (47.8 seconds) def. A. Gray and Parker (58.7 seconds)
Team Liberty ADVANCE to the final round of the #KiaWNBASkills Challenge with a score of 47.8 🤯 | @Kia pic.twitter.com/lrFxsWvtgZ
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 14, 2023
C. Gray and Plum (45.9 seconds) def. Ogunbowale and Sabally (52.6 seconds)
Team Aces ADVANCE to the final round of the #KiaWNBASkills Challenge with a score of 45.9 and face Team Liberty | @Kia pic.twitter.com/r26SVaDuBY
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 14, 2023
FINAL ROUND
C. Gray and Plum (46 seconds) def. Ionescu and Vandersloot (58 seconds)
WINNERS 🏆
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 14, 2023
Team Aces members @cgray209 and @kelseyplum10 are the winners of the #KiaWNBASkills Challenge with a score of 46.0 | @Kia pic.twitter.com/h790mwGwjl
WNBA 3-Point Contest results, highlights
Field
| Player | Team |
| DiJonai Carrington | Connecticut Sun |
| Sabrina Ionescu | New York Liberty |
| Kelsey Mitchell | Indiana Fever |
| Arike Ogunbowale | Dallas Wings |
| Sami Whitcomb | Seattle Storm |
| Jackie Young | Las Vegas Aces |
FIRST ROUND
(Top three scores advance to finals.)
Whitcomb: 28 points
An elite shooting performance by @SamBam32 to lead all scorers with 28 in the first round of the #Starry3PT Contest | @starrylemonlime pic.twitter.com/hEvH7L4GsP
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 14, 2023
Ionescu: 26 points
WOW SAB WAS KNOCKIN' IT DOWN 😱@sabrina_i20 scored 26 points in the first round of the #Starry3PT Contest | @starrylemonlime pic.twitter.com/6CVZMFJfCG
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 14, 2023
Ogunbowale: 21 points
Arike Ogunbowale came out the gate STRIKING @Arike_O finished with a score of 21 in the first round of the #Starry3PT Contest | @starrylemonlime 🏀 pic.twitter.com/tjSDdgMi86
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 14, 2023
Carrington: 18 points
Young: 15 points
Mitchell: 15 points
FINALS
Ionescu: 37 points
Sabrina Ionescu (@sabrina_i20) just set the all-time record for NBA or WNBA with a score of 37 PTS in the FINAL ROUND of the #Starry3PT Contest to be crowned the NEW 3-PT CHAMPION 🏆 | @starrylemonlime pic.twitter.com/YcGy3fDfBq
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 14, 2023
Whitcomb: 24 points
Ogunbowale: 11 points
WNBA All-Star schedule 2023
WNBA All-Star Weekend spans across two days, with the Skills Challenge and 3-Point Contest taking place on Friday, July 14 before the All-Star Game itself tips off on Saturday, July 15.
| Date | Time (ET) | Program / Commentators | Platform |
| Friday, July 14 | 4 p.m. | Kia WNBA Skills Challenge & WNBA Starry 3-Point Contest Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe | ESPN |
| Saturday, July 15 | 8 p.m. | WNBA Hoop Stream presented by Google Christine Williamson, Terrika Foster-Brasby, Sam Ravech | ESPN app, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube |
| 8 p.m. | WNBA Countdown presented by Google LaChina Robinson, Andraya Carter, Ros Gold-Onwude, Carolyn Peck | ABC | |
| 8:30 p.m. | AT&T WNBA All-Star Game 2023 Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe | ABC |
