Sykes is the Mystics’ leading scorer (17.9 ppg) and she often is tasked with defending the opponent’s best perimeter player.

Thornton has been in the league for nine years and finally is getting her chance to play in the exhibition game. She was ...

Kayla Thornton, Gabby Williams, Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron will be making their All-Star debuts in Indianapolis later this ...

Golden State Valkyries veteran Kayla Thornton was named as a reserve for the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game, the first such honor of ...

The 10th year pro for the Golden State Valkyries, a graduate of UTEP and Irvin High in El Paso, was selected as a Western ...

Kayla Thornton named Valkyries first WNBA All-Star, headed to Indianapolis along with Caitlin Clark, A’ja Wilson and Napheesa Collier and league’s biggest stars.

Kayla Thornton, Gabby Williams, Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron will be making their WNBA All-Star debuts in Indianapolis later this month.

In her 10th season of playing in the WNBA, El Paso native Kayla Thornton will make her first-ever WNBA All-Star appearance.

Golden State Valkyries’ Kayla Thornton, left, drives to the basket in the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Seattle Storm in San Francisco, Sunday, June 29, 2025.

Kayla Thornton named Valkyries first WNBA All-Star, headed to Indianapolis along with Caitlin Clark, A’ja Wilson and Napheesa Collier and league’s biggest stars.