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If you couldn’t be at Footprint Center for the WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday, why not watch it in the pool?
Togethxr, the media company started by retired WNBA legend Sue Bird, hosted two days of events at Lylo Swim Club on Friday and Saturday, culminating in a pool-set watch party for the big event Saturday night. At the bar, in a deck chair or floating in the water itself, there was no more relaxing place to watch Team WNBA take on Team USA in Phoenix.
Phoenix New Times was there, and as these photos show, the party was bouncing.
A huge sign greeted visitors to let them know that, yep, they were in the right place.
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Plenty of flotation devices.
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And plenty of merch.
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The high in Phoenix on Saturday was 111 degrees, and plenty were happy to jump in the pool to beat the heat.
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Or they cooled down with a drink.
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You could sit at the bar to watch the game.
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Taking more shots than Caitlin Clark.
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Shooters shoot.
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Determined to stay in the pool? You could watch the game there too.
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A canopy protected everyone from the Valley’s brutal summer sun.
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Plenty of seats to chill poolside.
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Locked in on the game.
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The party in full swing.
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They must have been the world’s sturdiest balloons, considering the heat.
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Enjoying the water.
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Checking the score.
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No better way to spend a Saturday evening in summer.
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