The Game at Radio City
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| Date | August 5, 2004 | ||||||||||||
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| Arena | Radio City Music Hall | ||||||||||||
| City | New York, New York | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Yolanda Griffith | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 5,945 | ||||||||||||
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In order to allow players to participate in the 2004 Summer Olympics, the WNBA took a month-long break. However, prior to the teams heading to Athens, the WNBA hosted an exhibition game between the U.S. Olympic Team and a team of WNBA stars.
The Game at Radio City was played on August 5, 2004 at Radio City Music Hall in New York, New York. This game is not considered a standard All-Star Game.
Contents
The Game
Rosters
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- 1 Injured
- 2 Injury replacement
- 3 Injured at time of game, but no replacement selected
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August 5
7:00 p.m. |
| USA Olympic Team 74, WNBA Team 58 | ||
| Pts: Lisa Leslie 15 Rebs: Yolanda Griffith 15 Asts: Bird, Johnson, Staley 3 |
Pts: Mwadi Mabika 11 Rebs: Natalie Williams 6 Asts: Natalie Williams 4 |
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Coaches
The coach for the USA Olympic Team was Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor. The coach for the WNBA Team was Detroit Shock coach Bill Laimbeer.
