Given that both Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles announced their retirement once the current WNBA season is over, the Commissioner Cathy Engelbert named both of them co-captains for the 2022 All-Star Game.
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Bird will be paired with Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson and Fowles will be with Seattle Storm’s Breanna Stewart. The co-captains will select their respective All-Star rosters during ESPN’s broadcast of the WNBA All-Star Team Selection Special on Saturday, July 2. They will choose first from the starters pool and then the reserves.
“For icons like Sylvia and Sue to be voted into the AT&T WNBA All-Star Game as starters in their 19th and 15th seasons, respectively, is extraordinary,” said WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. “And when you see the starting lineups dotted with first-time All-Stars like Sabrina Ionescu, Kelsey Plum, and Jackie Young, it just seems right that Sylvia and Sue – who have said this will be their final season – join A’ja and Breanna as co-captains for an All-Star event that will in some ways symbolize the passing of the torch to a new generation of WNBA stars.”
The 2022 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game will be played at Wintrust Arena in Chicago on Sunday, July 10.
