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{{Infobox NBA All-Star Game | wnba = y
| name       =1999 WNBA All-Star Game
| image         = Women's National Basketball Association All-Star Game.png
| visitor       = '''[[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]]'''
| home          = [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]]
| visitor_total = 79
| home_total    = 61
| visitor_qtr1 = 43
| visitor_qtr2 = 36
| home_qtr1 = 29
| home_qtr2 = 32
| date       = July 14, 1999
| arena      = [[Madison Square Garden]]
| city       = [[New York City]]
| attendance = 18,649
| MVP        = [[Lisa Leslie]]
| prev_year  =
| next_year  = [[2000 WNBA All-Star Game|2000]]
}}

The '''1999 WNBA All-Star Game''' was played on July 14, 1999, at [[Madison Square Garden]] in [[New York City]]. Even though the [[WNBA]] began in [[1997 WNBA season|1997]], this was the inaugural All-Star Game.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brewer |first1=Jerry |title=W.N.B.A. All-Stars Connect, Especially With Their Fans |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/15/sports/pro-basketball-wnba-allstars-connect-especially-with-their-fans.html |access-date=12 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=15 July 1999}}</ref>
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==The All-Star Game==

===Rosters===
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{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Western Conference All-Stars'''
|-
! Pos. !! Player !! Team !! Selection #
|-
! colspan="5" | Starters
|-
! G
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michelle Timms]] ||  [[Phoenix Mercury]] || 1st
|-
! G
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cynthia Cooper-Dyke|Cynthia Cooper]] ||  [[Houston Comets]] || 1st
|-
! F
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sheryl Swoopes]] ||  [[Houston Comets]] || 1st
|-
! F
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tina Thompson]] ||  [[Houston Comets]] || 1st
|-
! C
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Leslie]] ||  [[Los Angeles Sparks]] || 1st
|-
! colspan="5" | Reserves
|-
! G
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tonya Edwards]] || [[Minnesota Lynx]] || 1st
|-
! G
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Ticha Penicheiro]] || [[Sacramento Monarchs]] || 1st
|-
! F
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ruthie Bolton-Holifield]] || [[Sacramento Monarchs]] || 1st
|-
! F
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jennifer Gillom]] || [[Phoenix Mercury]] || 1st
|-
! F
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Natalie Williams]] || [[Utah Starzz]] || 1st
|-
! C
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Yolanda Griffith]] || [[Sacramento Monarchs]] || 1st
|}

{{col-break}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Eastern Conference All-Stars'''
|-
! Pos. !! Player !! Team !! Selection #
|-
! colspan="5" | Starters
|-
! G
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Teresa Weatherspoon]] ||  [[New York Liberty]] || 1st
|-
! G
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nikki McCray]] ||  [[Washington Mystics]] || 1st
|-
! F
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chamique Holdsclaw]] ||  [[Washington Mystics]] || 1st
|-
! F
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vicky Bullett]] ||  [[Charlotte Sting]] || 1st
|-
! C
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kym Hampton]] ||  [[New York Liberty]] || 1st
|-
! colspan="5" | Reserves
|-
! G
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shannon Johnson (basketball)|Shannon Johnson]] || [[Orlando Miracle]] || 1st
|-
! G
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sandy Brondello]] || [[Detroit Shock]] || 1st
|-
! G
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Merlakia Jones]] || [[Cleveland Rockers]] || 1st
|-
! G
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nykesha Sales]] || [[Orlando Miracle]] || 1st
|-
! F
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vickie Johnson]] <sup>2</sup> || [[New York Liberty]] || 1st
|-
! F
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Taj McWilliams]] || [[Orlando Miracle]] || 1st
|-
! C
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rebecca Lobo]] <sup>1</sup> || [[New York Liberty]] || 1st
|}

{{Col-end}}

*<sup>1</sup> Injured
*<sup>2</sup> Injury Replacement

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=July 14 |time=7:00 p.m. |place=[[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York, New York]] |referee=Sally Bell, Patty Broderick, June Corteau |attendance=18,649 |TV=[[ESPN]]
|team1=[[Western Conference (WNBA)|Western Conference]] |score1=79
|team2=[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|Eastern Conference]] |score2=61
|Q1= |Q2= |Q3= |Q4=
|points1=[[Natalie Williams]] 14  |points2=[[Sandy Brondello|Brondello]], [[Shannon Johnson (basketball)|S. Johnson]], [[Taj McWilliams|McWilliams]] 8
|rebounds1=[[Sheryl Swoopes|Swoopes]], [[Natalie Williams|Williams]] 8  |rebounds2=[[Taj McWilliams]] 7
|assist1=[[Cynthia Cooper-Dyke|Cooper]], [[Michelle Timms|Timms]] 4  |assist2=[[Teresa Weatherspoon]] 4
}}

===Coaches===
The coach for the [[Western Conference (WNBA)|Western Conference]] was [[Houston Comets]] coach [[Van Chancellor]]. The coach for the [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|Eastern Conference]] was [[Cleveland Rockers]] coach [[Linda Hill-MacDonald]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{WNBA All-Star Games}}
{{1999 WNBA season by team}}
{{WNBA}}

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