Atlanta's Allisha Gray Makes WNBA History At All-Star Weekend
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The guard beat hometown favorite Sophie Cunningham in the skills competition before securing a win against Jonquel Jones in the 3-point shootout.
PHOENIX (AP) — Allisha Gray turned WNBA All-Star weekend’s opening night into her own show.
The Atlanta Dream guard had a historic evening, becoming the first player to win both the 3-point and skills competition in the same year Friday.
“It’s very cool. Now I’m glad I accepted the call when they asked me to play in both of them,” Gray said. “Now I get another 55K in my pocket.”
Gray received $2,575 from the league for each victory, per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, but also got $110,000 from Aflac as part of a partnership between with the WNBPA.
She topped hometown favorite Sophie Cunningham by just over 2 seconds in the final of the skills competition. Then she edged Jonquel Jones by one point in the 3-point shootout about 45 minutes later.
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