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July 5, 2005 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Seattle Storm News Release


STORM INJURY REPORT AND TRANSACTIONS

Mandisa Stevenson (lower back pain) is on the injured list.

ALL-STARS IN SEATTLE

The Storm's Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson were both named Western Conference starters for the 2005 WNBA All-Star Game to be held this Saturday, July 9, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. The game will be broadcast live on ABC beginning at 1:00 PM PDT.

LJ RECEIVES ESPY NOMINATION

Storm forward Lauren Jackson has been nominated for an ESPY Award in the Best WNBA Player category. Jackson won the award in 2004 after averaging 21.2 ppg and 9.3 rpg and earning MVP honors during the 2003 WNBA season. Last summer, Jackson tallied 20.5 ppg while leading the Storm to the WNBA Championship. Fans can vote for Jackson by logging on to http://espn.go.com/espy2005/s/05nomineesindex.html.

TICKET AVAILABILITY

The Storm's next home game at KeyArena is Wednesday, July 13 vs. the Washington Mystics. Single-game tickets for Storm games can be purchased through TicketMaster, by logging on to storm.wnba.com, or by calling 1-877-WNBA-TIX. Storm tickets are also available at the Sonics & Storm Team Shop located at 312 First Ave. N. on KeyArena's West Plaza.

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