Jonquel Jones won game MVP honors after scoring 22 points and falling two assists shy of a triple-double to help Caitlin Clark and Team Spoon defeat Team Coop 129-122 in the WNBA All-Star Game.
If a Most Valuable Player Award of any kind can be won on a WNBA court, Jonquel Jones has made it clear that it won’t be long before she adds it to her trophy case.The résumé was already of the Hall of Fame-type, with Jones collecting the WNBA’s regular-season Most Valuable Player Award in 2021, […] The post Jonquel Jones Became WNBA’s First-Ever to Accomplish This Historic Feat During All-Star Weekend appeared first on HEAVY.
The WNBA completed its All-Star game on Sunday with Caitlin Clark, Jonquel Jones, A’ja Wilson and more leading ‘Team Spoon’ to a 129-121 win over Paige Bueckers’ ‘Team Coop’ at the United Center in Chicago. While the WNBA had claimed that its stars would commemorate the USA’s 250th anniversary in June, the players turned down the proposal.
The 2026 WNBA All-Star Game set a new league attendance record at the United Center in Chicago. Team Spoon walked out of the game with a 129-122 win over Team Coop, named after the two WNBA legends, Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon, who served as general managers.
WNBA All-Stars celebrate MVP Jonquel Jones. | NBAE via Getty Images The WNBA All-Star Game is more than just an exhibition. It’s an annual opportunity for the faces of the league to present themselves and the league how they’d like to be seen. Last year, the weekend was about the players fighting for a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Back in 2024, the dominant narrative was Team USA competing against the WNBA All-Stars who were snubbed from the Olympic team, giving those snubs a mo...
Jonquel Jones won WNBA All-Star Game MVP honors Saturday but couldn't stop crying as she discussed a difficult weekend that included her late aunt's memorial service and the fallout from a viral remark she made about the Liberty's 2024 championship.
Jonquel Jones, Nneka Ogwumike and Dominique Malonga made WNBA history on Saturday night. Jones had 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, helping Caitlin Clark and Team Spoon outlast Marina Mabrey and Team Coop 129-122 in the WNBA All-Star Game.
It was an emotional night for Jonquel Jones as she won MVP honors at the WNBA All-Star Game and dedicated the award to her aunt, who recently died. Jones fell just short of the second triple-double in WNBA All-Star history with 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to help Team Spoon top Team Coop 129-122. “My aunt meant a lot to me, she was one of the matriarchs in our family,” Jones said.
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