{"id":3120,"date":"2026-07-26T05:09:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T05:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3120"},"modified":"2026-07-26T05:09:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T05:09:43","slug":"fans-from-philly-and-beyond-gather-to-watch-the-wnba-all-star-game-its-really-come-a-long-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3120","title":{"rendered":"Fans from Philly and beyond gather to watch the WNBA All-Star Game: \u2018It\u2019s really come a long way\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jessica Shoulders is a WNBA fanatic, and she has maintained her love for the \u201cW\u201d since 1999. Naturally, she is excited that Philadelphia is getting a team in 2030 \u2014 just don\u2019t expect her to root for them. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3118\">WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert lauds league\u2019s growth at All-Star Weekend: \u2018The future of the W has never been brighter\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Before the WNBA All-Star game on Saturday, Shoulders was one of two guests at Marsha\u2019s, a women\u2019s sports bar on South Street, to sink a free throw on a miniature basketball hoop. Her prize? A vintage San Antonio Stars Becky Hammon jersey. Shoulders was excited, but she made sure to quickly clarify to onlookers that she was not a Stars fan or a Las Vegas Aces fan \u2014 the team Hammon now coaches. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m loyal to the Lynx,\u201d Shoulders said. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>And that won\u2019t change for a free jersey, or even a new team coming to town. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cCheryl Reeve has my heart,\u201d she added, referring to the Minnesota team\u2019s coach and president, who grew up in Gloucester County and graduated from La Salle. \u201cAnd Olivia Miles \u2014 Rookie of the Year \u2014 I don\u2019t care what anybody says, she\u2019s been out here balling out. First to be able to get 500 points in 21 games.\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In Marsha\u2019s, where a crowd gathered to watch Teresa Weatherspoon\u2019s Team Spoon defeat Cynthia Cooper-Dyke\u2019s Team Coop, 129-120, Shoulders was not the only fan planning to stay loyal to their current team come 2030. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI could never switch allegiance,\u201d said Em Friedman, a Golden State Valkyries fan who recently moved to Philadelphia. \u201cBut I can have a second favorite.\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In April, the NBA and WNBA Board of Governors formally approved a WNBA expansion team in Philadelphia after it was announced in June 2025. Like the 76ers, the franchise will be owned and operated by Harris Blitzer Sports &amp; Entertainment. The team also will share a new South Philadelphia arena with the Sixers and the Flyers that is scheduled to open in 2031. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>One person who will ditch her WNBA squad for the still-unnamed Philly team is Marsha\u2019s owner Chivonn Anderson, who currently claims the New York Liberty. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOh no, they\u2019re done,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cLike, they\u2019re out the door. We got a lot of love to give in a small amount of time, but as soon as we get our own team, I think we will become fierce rivals.\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>\u2018Share their story\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Before opening Marsha\u2019s, Anderson struggled to find a space to watch and celebrate women\u2019s sports. The tipping point for her came in 2019 when she got into an argument with a Philadelphia bartender over turning the women\u2019s soccer World Cup final on one of the bar\u2019s televisions.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3116\">After two elbow surgeries, Brian Keller\u2019s baseball dreams dimmed. But on Saturday, he made his big league debut.<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> \u201cA couple of years later, I had the opportunity to purchase the building here, the liquor license and all the business assets to create this space where we highlight professional athletes,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cThese women that sacrifice pretty much everything in their lives to get to this ultimate platform. We\u2019re just here to share their story with everybody.\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The bar\u2019s namesake comes from queer civil rights activist Marsha P. Johnson, who is best known for helping lead the 1969 Stonewall uprising. Since opening, Marsha\u2019s has hosted events ranging from a deadlift competition to tarot card readings. Following the free-throw contest, Saturday drew in a crowd that was locked into the All-Star game from start to finish \u2014 for good reason. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Jonquel Jones is the 2026 WNBA All-Star game MVP \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>She dropped 22 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST &amp; 4 3PM to lead Team Spoon to victory!#WNBAAllStar2026 | @ATT pic.twitter.com\/kgizBbz5dL<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WNBA (@WNBA) July 26, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>New York Liberty center Jonquel Jones, playing for Team Spoon, won MVP honors in the tightly contested match. Jones logged 22 points, 13 rebounds, and eight assists in 22 minutes off the bench. Notably, she became the first player in WNBA history to win league MVP, Commissioner\u2019s Cup MVP, Finals MVP, and All-Star MVP. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe atmosphere here is amazing,\u201d Marsha\u2019s patron Molly Coulter said. \u201cThe All-Star Game is a really exciting moment, and we\u2019re going to be Philly fans when we finally get our team here, but we like seeing the stars. I like seeing the camaraderie on the court, honestly, like everyone having fun together.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Not everyone packed in Marsha\u2019s for the game was from the area. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Kathleen Bennett, a 16U baseball coach, was visiting Philadelphia for the first time for a tournament. The Syracuse, N.Y., native knew the All-Star game was on, so she went searching for somewhere to watch it with others. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI heard that there was a really cool sports bar, a place to go to watch women\u2019s sports,\u201d Bennett said. \u201cI knew that the All-Star game was tonight, and so I wanted to check it out and be a part of the scene.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe WNBA is really the first prominent women\u2019s professional sports league. It really had some staying power, and I can remember when it first started. Watching the [Houston] Comets back then. They were the team to beat. It\u2019s really come a long way.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3114\">LeBron James explained why he picked the Sixers. 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