The 2025 WNBA All-Star weekend was filled with history. The current WNBA MVP favorite, Napheesa Collier, the team caption of Team Collier, put her team on her back, leading her team to victory over Team Clark 151-131 in the 2025 WNBA All-Star game. Team Clark, without Caitlin Clark, put up a fight, having eight players finish in double figures, however, the combination of Collier and Skylar Diggins proved to be too much to handle.
WNBA Makes Historic Napheesa Collier Announcement Following All-Star Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The 2025 WNBA All-Star weekend was filled with history. History was made Friday night, with the same team winning both competitions, and history was also made multiple times over on Saturday, during the All-Star game.
The current WNBA MVP favorite, Napheesa Collier, the team caption of Team Collier, put her team on her back, leading her team to victory over Team Clark 151-131 in the 2025 WNBA All-Star game.
Team Clark, without Caitlin Clark, put up a fight, having eight players finish in double figures, however, the combination of Collier and Skylar Diggins proved to be too much to handle.
Collier made WNBA history on Saturday night, on her way to winning the All-Star game MVP award, and the WNBA was there to make the announcement on their official X account.
MVPHEE 🏆
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 20, 2025
Napheesa Collier broke the scoring record with 36 PTS in the 2025 @ATT WNBA ALL-STAR GAME and is named MVP! pic.twitter.com/XYsd411q31
Collier scored 36 points. This is the most points scored in WNBA history in the All-Star game. Collier broke the record previously held by Arike Ogunbowale (34 points). She was awarded the MVP award, as she added nine rebounds, one assist, one steal, and four made 4-pointers.
As for Diggins, Collier's teammate, she made multiple forms of history on Saturday night. Diggins became the first player in WNBA history to record a triple-double in the All-Star game. Diggins also tied the assist record in the All-Star game, with Kayla Thornton, finishing with 15 assists.
Collier and the Minnesota Lynx will resume their push toward a championship on Tuesday when they take on Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky. The Lynx currently hold the best record in the WNBA at 20-4.
Collier will also continue her work to secure her first WNBA MVP award in the regular season. She currently leads the league in scoring at 23.2 points per game.
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 20, 2025, where it first appeared.
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