Rebekkah Brunson to replace Nneka Ogwumike in 2018 All-Star Game
Minnesota Lynx forward Rebekkah Brunson will replace Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike on Team Parker for the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game. Ogwumike is sidelined due to illness. League president Lisa Borders selected Brunson as the replacement.
Team Delle Donne and Team Parker will play in the league’s 15th All-Star Game on Saturday, July 28 at Target Center in Minneapolis. ABC and SiriusXM NBA Radio will broadcast the game live at 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT.
This will be Brunson’s second consecutive All-Star selection and fifth overall. A 15-year WNBA veteran, She has won a WNBA-record five championships, including four with Minnesota and one with Sacramento. She is the league’s career leader in rebounds. She joins three other Lynx teammates participating in the All-Star Game: Seimone Augustus (Team Delle Donne), Sylvia Fowles (Team Delle Donne) and Maya Moore (Team Parker).
| Team Delle Donne | Team Parker |
| Captain: Elena Delle Donne (Washington Mystics) | Captain: Candace Parker (Los Angeles Sparks) |
| Seimone Augustus (Minnesota Lynx) | Liz Cambage (Dallas Wings) |
| Sue Bird (Seattle Storm) | Tina Charles (New York Liberty) |
| DeWanna Bonner (Phoenix Mercury) | Skylar Diggins-Smith (Dallas Wings) |
| Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota Lynx) | Chelsea Gray (Los Angeles Sparks) |
| Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury) | Jewell Loyd (Seattle Storm) |
| Kayla McBride (Las Vegas Aces) | Angel McCoughtry (Atlanta Dream) |
| Breanna Stewart (Seattle Storm) | Maya Moore (Minnesota Lynx) |
| Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury) | Chiney Ogwumike (Connecticut Sun) |
| Kristi Toliver (Washington Mystics) | Rebekkah Brunson (Minnesota Lynx) |
| A’ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces) | Allie Quigley (Chicago Sky) |
