The WNBA’s leading scorer made sure to back up her credentials in the 2023 All-Star Game. In the fifth All-Star Game of her nine-year career, Jewell Loyd took all but one of her 22 shots from behind the 3-point line — and it’s easy to understand why. The longtime Seattle Storm guard needed two attempts to knock down her event-record 10th triple, and the shot off a low-post dish from Brittney Griner with just over two minutes to play also gave Loyd 31 points, the most ever scored in All-Star Game history. The two-time champion — whose 25.7 points per game average is by far the highest of her career — also mixed in four rebounds and six assists in the 143-127 Team Stewart victory over Team Wilson on July 15, 2023. Loyd is the second Storm player and first since 2011 to be named All-Star Game MVP. · Jul 16, 2023