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Gray took home $115,150 in prize money --
$110,000 from Aflac and $5,150 from the WNBA. Insurance company
Aflac pledged $55,000 to the winner of each event on Thursday.
That made for a pretty good earnings night for Gray, who has a
base salary of $185,000 this season.
Gray scored 22 points in the finals of the 3-point contest.
Jonquel Jones of the New York Liberty had 21 with her final shot
bouncing off the rim.
"I was nervous because she went on a shooting streak," said
Gray, who has made 300 regular-season 3-pointers in her career.
"J.J.'s a great 3-point shooter. I even told her before, I was
like, 'I'm familiar with your shooting game. I know you gonna go
out there and kill it.'
"But when she got to that last one and the score was kind of
close and she missed it, it was like sigh of relief because
she's a great shooter."
Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark declined an invitation to
compete in the 3-point contest.
In the skills contest, Gray won with a time of 32.1 seconds,
edging Sophie Cunningham (34.5) of the Phoenix Mercury.
Gray, 29, is averaging 15.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists
in 24 games this season, her eighth in the WNBA. She has made 41
3-pointers, including a career-best six against the Las Vegas
Aces on May 31.
Indiana's Erica Wheeler missed the skills competition due to her
flight being canceled.
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