If you’re reading this, chances are, you didn’t have a better Friday night than Allisha Gray.
The Atlanta Dream star won both the skills challenge and 3-point contest — barely beating out the Liberty’s Jonquel Jones — as part of the WNBA’s All-Star Weekend, which will culminate in a Team USA vs. Team WNBA game Saturday night at Footprint Center in Phoenix.
Gray earned $110,000 courtesy of Aflac after winning both competitions while also taking home an additional $2,575 from the league for each win, putting Gray at $115,150, which is over 62 percent of her $185,000 salary for the 2024 season, her seventh in the WNBA.
Asked what she would do with the contest winnings, Gray said she would have some fun while also being practical.
“Now that I think about it, had a good nap, maybe I’ll go on a little golfing spree, shopping spree,” Gray said to ESPN’s Holly Rowe while adding she might use the money to start a business.
Gray’s double contest win was historic for the league, as she became the first WNBA player to win both events in one night.
Gray, an All-Star for the second straight season, is averaging 15.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.
She won Rookie of the Year in 2017 after being selected with the No. 4 overall pick in the draft out of South Carolina.
Gray will play with the likes of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese on Saturday night with Team WNBA as it takes on Team USA, which is preparing for its run at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
