2003 WNBA All-Star Game

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2003 WNBA All-Star Game

1 2 Total West 38 46 84 East 46 29 75
Date	July 12, 2003
Arena	Madison Square Garden
City	New York, New York
MVP	Nikki Teasley
Attendance	18,610
WNBA All-Star Game
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The 2003 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 12, 2003 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, home of the New York Liberty. This is the second time New York hosted the contest after previously hosting the 1999 game. This is the 5th annual WNBA All-Star Game.

The West defeated the East, 84–75, and Nikki Teasley was named the All-Star Game MVP after recording 10 points, six rebounds and six assists.^[1]

Western Conference All-Stars Pos. Player Team Selection # Starters PG Sue Bird Seattle Storm 2nd SG Cynthia Cooper 1 Houston Comets 3rd SF Sheryl Swoopes Houston Comets 4th PF Tina Thompson 1 Houston Comets 5th C Lisa Leslie Los Angeles Sparks 5th Reserves PG Nikki Teasley 2 Los Angeles Sparks 1st SG Tamecka Dixon 3 Los Angeles Sparks 3rd SG Marie Ferdinand 2 San Antonio Silver Stars 2nd SG Katie Smith Minnesota Lynx 4th PF Lauren Jackson 3 Seattle Storm 3rd PF Adrian Williams Phoenix Mercury 1st C Yolanda Griffith Sacramento Monarchs 4th C Margo Dydek San Antonio Silver Stars 1st

Eastern Conference All-Stars Pos. Player Team Selection # Starters PG Teresa Weatherspoon New York Liberty 5th SG Dawn Staley Charlotte Sting 3rd SF Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever 2nd PF Chamique Holdsclaw Washington Mystics 5th C Tari Phillips New York Liberty 4th Reserves PG Becky Hammon 1 New York Liberty 1st PG Shannon Johnson Connecticut Sun 4th SG Deanna Nolan Detroit Shock 1st SG Nykesha Sales 2 Connecticut Sun 5th SF Swin Cash Detroit Shock 1st PF Natalie Williams Indiana Fever 4th C Cheryl Ford Detroit Shock 1st

• ¹ Injured
• ² Injury replacement
• ³ Starting in place of injured player

The coach for the Western Conference was Los Angeles Sparks coach Michael Cooper. The coach for the Eastern Conference was New York Liberty coach Richie Adubato.