That was quick! More than a quarter of the WNBA season is in the rearview, which means the league is just one month away from its July 10th All-Star Game, which will be held in Chicago. With that date quickly approaching, the W has released its first returns of fan voting for the game.
As expected, Las Vegas Aces’ center A’ja Wilson is the leading vote-getter after the first returns. Her 21,688 votes are the most not only of any frontcourt player but also of any player in the league this season, which is a tip of the hat to her MVP-caliber 2022 campaign.
Breanna Stewart pulled in the second-most votes (20,866), and Wilson’s Las Vegas teammate, Kelsey Plum, earned the most votes amongst guards (17,158) and the fourth-most votes overall.
First returns are in!
A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart lead in first returns of fan voting for @ATT #WNBAAllStar 2022 🤩Full release here: https://t.co/j3rfZBFzI2 pic.twitter.com/YkuxK4hF1w
— WNBA (@WNBA) June 10, 2022
Other noteworthy tallies include rookie sensation Rhyne Howard of the Atlanta Dream receiving 8,516 votes, and Brittney Griner getting 3,833 votes — a very kind gesture from the fans to the future Hall of Fame center who is still being wrongfully detained in Russia.
Brittney Griner received 3,838 WNBA All-Star first returns fan votes.
— Khristina Williams (@Khristina) June 10, 2022
Fan voting is available through June 20th.
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