ESPN 2 announced the WNBA All-Star game starters during the second quarter of Thursday night’s game and Bird and Cash will both start for the Western Conference.
Bird was the second leading vote-getter among WNBA players and the top vote-getter in the Western Conference with 22,406 votes. Cash had 13,907 votes.
Going into Thursday night’s game, Cash was averaging 16.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Bird was averaging 16.1 points and 5.3 assists per contest
Joining Bird and Cash in the starting lineup will be Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore and Los Angeles Sparks center Candace Parker. Parker will be unable to compete because of injury and a replacement is yet to be named.
New York Liberty guard Cappie Pondexter, Indiana Fever guard Katie Douglas, Fever forward Tamika Catchings, Atlanta Dream forward Angel McCoughtry and Connecticut Sun center Tina Charles will start for the Eastern Conference.
Cathings was the leading overall vote-getter in the league with 32,706 votes.
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