Silver Stars Will Wear Special Pink Uniforms Friday Night

Published on September 4, 2008 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
San Antonio Stars News Release


SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Silver Stars will wear special pink uniforms Friday Sept., 5, when they take on the Los Angeles Sparks in an effort to promote breast health awareness. The uniforms will be auctioned off live post-game with proceeds benefiting local breast health charities.

Continuing an effort that has raised more than $2 million for breast health awareness, the Women's National Basketball Association also will host several activities from Sunday, Sept. 7 to Saturday, Sept. 13, to generate awareness about breast cancer and raise funds to help fight the disease.

Two nationally televised WNBA games will include special programming on the league's breast health initiative and awareness efforts. Those games include San Antonio vs. Connecticut on ABC at 1 p.m. ET. on Sept. 7, and Phoenix vs. Detroit on ESPN 2 at 7 p.m. ET. on Sept. 9. Each WNBA team donated pink and white autographed basketballs and both home teams participating in the televised games will wear white uniforms with pink trim, which will also be auctioned off for charity. In addition, coaches will wear pink ties or scarves and the referees will use pink whistles during these games. The official WNBA Breast Health Awareness logo will be displayed on the court

As part of the weeklong events, there is currently an online auction on www.SAsilverstars.com featuring items such as the pink shoes Becky Hammon wore during the 2008 NBA All-Star Shooting Stars competition. Meanwhile, t.he WNBA Breast Health Auction will launch on WNBA.com, with proceeds benefiting the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund in partnership with The V Foundation. Yow, who will be in attendance at Friday's game in San Antonio, is North Carolina State University head women's basketball coach, who is currently battling breast cancer for the third time. She was also the recipient of the 2008 WNBA Inspiring Coach Award.

The Auction will feature, for the first time, game worn apparel featuring some of the league's top stars, autographed WNBA memorabilia, and specially designed autographed pink and white WNBA Breast Health Awareness basketballs.

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