Attendance for the Inaugural WNBA All-Star Game was 18,649 fans.

This is a slaughter!!! Cooper, Thompson, swoopes, Leslie in your starting 5?!!! It’s not even fair

2020 in the building. Some of the GOLDEN YEARS of the WNBA!

I miss the old school WNBA!

@kimilaadubois9416

9 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@jamian320

5 жыл бұрын

Me too

@timhoward5

4 жыл бұрын

It was hot back then. Cooper and the trio's in the Comets, Weatherspoon, and Lisa Lisle

@johammond2020

4 жыл бұрын

I miss old school everything .. LOL!?

@freeyourselfmorowa9243

4 жыл бұрын

And NBA 😩

Now I wanna see more WNBA games!!!! Too bad people haven't uploaded any....... #Team WNBA

I was one of the children standing next to Whitney Houston during the national anthem! Do you happen to have the half time show???

Jeez, Ticha Penicheiro was so good.

Wow, Whitney Houston and John Saunders, gone but definitely never forgotten.

@arsonhakobyan

3 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who couldn't stand John Saunders?

@btone310

3 жыл бұрын

@@arsonhakobyan You're alone

@btone310

3 жыл бұрын

And Pat Summit

@marcuslee1927

Жыл бұрын

And now, Nikki McCray. RIP.

The First 4 WNBA Champions was The Defunct Houston Comets

@TheRetroWoman80

8 жыл бұрын

I thought they could be beat easily back in those early days. At least two of those championships were given to them by their opponents. The Liberty so could have had one of those rings but.......Tari Phillips wasn't there yet.

@cchisolm92cc

5 жыл бұрын

That Big 3 was NO JOKE!!!! RIP Kim Perrot #10

@timhoward5

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheRetroWoman80 nah, the comet took it from them

@mcmorelane3818

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheRetroWoman80 nobody had a chance of beating us. Our team was loaded and no team was good enough. We showed that trash Weatherspoon what time it was

@TheRetroWoman80

4 жыл бұрын

@@mcmorelane3818Ok, Houston did do their thing but Teresa was hardly trash. Spoon was a great floor general. She wasn't the best offensive threat known to man but her defense and ability to keep our team cohesive will never be forgotten, championship had or not.

To hear the great Pat Summitt do play by play was amazing ❤

This all star game was great! R.i.p. Whitney Houston

Back when the WNBA was exciting to watch...now its kinda forgotten about!!

@onlyone23km

4 жыл бұрын

It’s a fucking shame. Good thing I didn’t forget about it.

@mumu4L

3 жыл бұрын

they were going crazy i think they went soft

@QuestionEverything562

3 жыл бұрын

It's always been forgotten.

Dem Miracles!!! If you would post the 2000 Houston game, I'd be jolly

Great upload. Is it possible that you can do recent games of the lynx championship run last season

great game and great memory of Pat Summit

Can you try to put the fulls games of the 2000 wnba all star game and the 2002 WNBA All star game please and thank you

Ahh, the days when it seemed the Liberty would bring a basketball championship back to NY. That dream, for the women's or men's teams, seems even more distant these days. It's still great watching this part of history that was integral to my teenage life in the 90s from the very first "We Got Next" commercial.

@arsonhakobyan

3 жыл бұрын

Love the WNBA to death, ever since its inaugural yr. of 97, watched yrs. of women's collegiate & Olympic basketball before then, but royally hated that commercial. Got under my skin even more when I'd come on during a playoff game. Many think that's an oxymoron.

RIP Pat Summit

R.I.P Whitney Houston....great post tho!

This game was tough to watch🤦‍♀️. The only reason i watched is because my G.O.A.T COACH Pat Summitt was doing commentary. I miss her😢

Can somebody download the 2003 all star game where Lisa Leslie injured her knee in the game?

I know I missed the old ones too and the All-Star they did some good stuff and the commercials

Man, this league looked like it was going to be a massive hit. It’s sad to see it now😫

@arsonhakobyan

3 жыл бұрын

The politics certainly don't help.

My mom played with Michelle Edwards in high school

Miss Whitney

this league has not been promoted right......great product denied greatness.....what a shame

2020 anyone?

RIP Whitney

So love Ticha Penicheiro.

Oh Whitney, Whitney. you can tell in this video she was already heading down the path to her untimely demise. Singing was all over the place, the way she was acting was all over the place. It was a far cry from the star spangled banner she sang a few years earlier that we all still listen to this day. Bobbie Brown ruined this legend. Damn shame.

@arsonhakobyan

3 жыл бұрын

Whitney contributed to her own demise more than people like to believe. Bobby didn't help, both were amazing talents on stage.

"She's the 5th-ranked star in the league after only 2 seasons in the WNBA. At Guard from the Washington Mystics, Nikki McCray!" Nice rhyme, indeed!

@TheRetroWoman80

8 жыл бұрын

Corny....and I love it, lol.

@TheRetroWoman80

11 ай бұрын

RIP Nikki

Do you have the 2000 WNBA All Star game?

Awesome! 👏

These players were actually skilled and competent basketball players. Players now are nearly unwatchable

Here due to auntie chantel from TikTok

@davidwilliams-mv4cp

3 жыл бұрын

Im looking for her also...

thank you so much for these vids do you have any other all star games

I miss The Rockers! and what the WNBA used to be. They said that teams lost money. Bullshit, there always is enough money for all these male sports where more than half the teams are playing under 500.

@BrownBrother27

7 жыл бұрын

zumbakat37 Push Dan Gilbert, owner of the Cavaliers, to revive the Cleveland Rocker franchise somewhat like the Charlotte Hornets.

@TheRetroWoman80

5 ай бұрын

Yes, I do too. Merlakia Jones and Michelle Edwards were outstanding.

RIP John Saunders

Please upload some more classic games i miss all the old wnba teams since there all getting defunt now and its making me mad cus i miss my Detroit Shock

Rip Nikki Mccray

The problem wirh the wnba tiday is that when it first started out ,they had olenty stars with name regonitions

too bad i have that on video cassette

You can tell right here that the WNBA was on its way to great things, what happened?!?! It's completely unwatchable now. Stands are empty and the uniforms look like NASCAR wear smh. This could've been something special but somebody dropped the ball somewhere smh

@TheRetroWoman80

8 жыл бұрын

So it seems. But hopefully, it won't collapse like the ABL. I lived for the ABL until the WNBA became everything. If the WNBA experiences the same fate will the WUBA be the only other option outside of overseas competition?

@TheRetroWoman80

7 жыл бұрын

Only time will tell...

@BrownBrother27

Жыл бұрын

I wonder though how many seats then were filled from paying attendees compared to now? For example, the Mystics led in attendance for years during Abe Pollin's ownership/control because the team gave away 20-30% of their tickets. American sports culture and purchasing power are not there yet (but slowly changing) to make women's professional sports leagues profitable.

I feel like these women played harder back in the day.

@arsonhakobyan

3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps. But I actually truly loved how they could just laugh at their own selves back then. They did train hard, prepare, but starting about 08, a lot of them started taking it too seriously in my estimation, so they became less fun. I know the 3rd wave feminists are going to want my head for this, but I actually genuinely followed women's basketball high school, collegiate & pro since middle school, and loved the many ways that it was different from the men's in general.

7 years old

9 years old

When the WNBA brings back the defunct franchises the league would be better

I believe Natalie Williams should have won the mvp but because it was the 1st all-star game, they gave it to a WNBA player and not a player who came from the ABL.

@TheRetroWoman80

8 жыл бұрын

I don't doubt those stupid politics, yep.

8 years old

Houston comets

20th anniversary of the All Star game

Omg you are a blessing!!!

The Kids were laughing at Mrs. HOUSTON... THAT WAS HORRIBLE!!! I remember that night. I loved the COMETS... That night Mrs. Houston was far from her best!!!

Comets miss them

Sport is important for all of us to stay healthy. Whether you like it or not it is important to have professional sports for women as it inspires girls from a young age to get involved in sports and hopefully stay playing a sport for the rest of their lives whether they become professional sport stars or not. It is important to promote and support all sports both male and female. Women are getting sick at all ages because they are unhealthy. Men need to grow up and support womens sports

It's not too late. The talent level was high in 1999. The women now can make tons of cash overseas. NBA salaries are $40,000 to $100,000. Britney Griner made $600,000 this year overseas. The WNBA needs to up the pay. There is no motivation other than being home for a few months. More money is key.

@solcoster8110

4 жыл бұрын

and how are they going to do that when no body watches it?

okay im done where in the world did all the fans go at in the years to come for the wnba i mean it was alot of teams that defunt from the leauge due to either moving or just folding cause of arena population my thing is if the nba has over 1,000 people at a game everytime then why not thewnba as well with 1,000 or more and i dont mean spaced seats i mean a packed house because to me thats disrespectfull thatalot of people used to come espicially men then said no and now only women. uk maybe they should make some promotions for more fans to come to games cause im in dc and the mystics when i was 5 was a packed house i thought it was a wizard game lol but now idk what in the world happened and its not everywhere the top 2 teams with a packed house are suns,minnesota. also they should go back to the regular jerseys but i think they were thinking that it was like a nba gm rather than a wnba with them on but they need to do something about this unpacked house thing espicially in dc

@TheRetroWoman80

8 жыл бұрын

The attendance/support and possibly financial stability of the league in recent years has gone down compared to this part of the WNBA's history but the support it still there. A lot of men are behind this league and I think that's great. I guess we will just have to see how it all plays out.

@JoeCool9690S

8 жыл бұрын

well their building as of 2018 the mystic's will have a smaller home in southeast dc...so i guess it could be packed or their trying to make it a little more smaller since i guess the Verizon Center is to much empty seats for them maybe while i'm doing acting i will invest in this team as a young adult because they obviously need someone to..it's sad

@JoeCool9690S

8 жыл бұрын

one thing i definitely don't agree with is the FIBA rules...why is it not 4 12:00 min quarters that is probably the reason why it's not high scoring because SUDDEN-DEATH PLAYOFF GAME And a 1st round bye this year won't help the league at all i mean is it going to take 20 more season for them to be relevant in the world like the NBA or 10ys?

TINA Penicheiro? She must've wanted to punch him.

That ESPN theme still gets me going.

The memories

Hi Mr. Mike My name is Kiana and I am a graduate student at Hofstra University. I am doing a project based on life after basketball. I am interviewing some former WNBA players. I was wondering if I can have your permission by using some of these highlights for some extra footages. Let me know as soon as possible. Thank you for your consideration.

i met ruthie bolton (a girl on the game here) at my school like 4 hours ago...

My baby Whitney Houston

Sacramento monarchs

Miami sol

Orlando miracle

Whitney... high as a kite.... sad.

Wow 19999999999 world devin and Jamar Williams kinngkilo scg4life and the great new year in the league love both teams but Eastside players will win. Kinngkilo

cool

utah starzz

charlotte sting

Whitney Sadly was in Drugs already by Singing The National Anthem it was better when she did it at the 1991 Super Bowl

@arsonhakobyan

3 жыл бұрын

It was the 90 Super Bowl, was just played in 91.

Miami sol

6 years old