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.
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. Every player on the Olympic team was also an WNBA player. The WNBA squad consisted of American players, with the exception of
Mwadi Mabika who was from the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
. (
Her country's women's basketball team did not qualify for the Olympics that year.)
The Game
Rosters
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1 Injured
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2 Injury replacement
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3 Injured at time of game, but no replacement selected
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.
References
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WNBA All-star Game, 2004
Women's National Basketball Association All-Star Game
Radio City Music Hall
2004 in sports in New York City
2004 in New York City
Basketball competitions in New York City