2003 WNBA All-Star Game

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{{Infobox NBA All-Star Game | wnba = y

| name = 2003 WNBA All-Star Game

| image = WNBAAllStarGame2003.gif

| visitor = West

| home = East

| visitor_total = 84

| home_total = 75

| visitor_qtr1 = 38

| visitor_qtr2 = 46

| home_qtr1 = 46

| home_qtr2 = 29

| date = July 12, 2003

| arena = Madison Square Garden

| city = New York, New York

| attendance = 18,610

| MVP = Nikki Teasley

| prev_year = 2002

| next_year = 2004

}}

The 2003 WNBA All-Star Game was played on July 12, 2003 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, home of the New York Liberty. This is the second time New York hosted the contest after previously hosting the 1999 game. This is the 5th annual WNBA All-Star Game.

The West defeated the East, 84–75, and Nikki Teasley was named the All-Star Game MVP after recording 10 points, six rebounds and six assists.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-13-sp-wnba13-story.html|title=Leslie Is Injured in All-Star Game|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 13, 2003|access-date=February 20, 2024}}

The All-Star Game

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|+Western Conference All-Stars

Pos.PlayerTeamSelection #
colspan="5" | Starters
PG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sue Bird || Seattle Storm || 2nd

SG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Cynthia Cooper 1 || Houston Comets || 3rd

SF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sheryl Swoopes || Houston Comets || 4th

PF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tina Thompson 1 || Houston Comets || 5th

C

| {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Leslie || Los Angeles Sparks || 5th

colspan="5" | Reserves
PG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Nikki Teasley 2 || Los Angeles Sparks || 1st

SG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tamecka Dixon 3 || Los Angeles Sparks || 3rd

SG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Marie Ferdinand 2 || San Antonio Silver Stars || 2nd

SG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Katie Smith || Minnesota Lynx || 4th

PF

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Lauren Jackson 3 || Seattle Storm || 3rd

PF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Adrian Williams || Phoenix Mercury || 1st

C

| {{flagicon|USA}} Yolanda Griffith || Sacramento Monarchs || 4th

C

| {{flagicon|POL}} Margo Dydek || San Antonio Silver Stars || 1st

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|+Eastern Conference All-Stars

Pos.PlayerTeamSelection #
colspan="5" | Starters
PG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Teresa Weatherspoon || New York Liberty || 5th

SG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Dawn Staley || Charlotte Sting || 3rd

SF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tamika Catchings || Indiana Fever || 2nd

PF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chamique Holdsclaw || Washington Mystics || 5th

C

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tari Phillips || New York Liberty || 4th

colspan="5" | Reserves
PG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Becky Hammon 1 || New York Liberty || 1st

PG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Shannon Johnson || Connecticut Sun || 4th

SG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Deanna Nolan || Detroit Shock || 1st

SG

| {{flagicon|USA}} Nykesha Sales 2 || Connecticut Sun || 5th

SF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Swin Cash || Detroit Shock || 1st

PF

| {{flagicon|USA}} Natalie Williams || Indiana Fever || 4th

C

| {{flagicon|USA}} Cheryl Ford || Detroit Shock || 1st

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  • 1 Injured
  • 2 Injury replacement
  • 3 Starting in place of injured player

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|team1=Western Conference |score1=84

|team2=Eastern Conference |score2=75

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|points1=Lisa Leslie 17 |points2=Tamika Catchings 17

|rebounds1=Yolanda Griffith 7 |rebounds2=Natalie Williams 11

|assist1=Nikki Teasley 6 |assist2=Dawn Staley 7

}}

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References

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{{2003 WNBA season by team}}

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Category:WNBA All-Star Game