WNBA Commissioner, Cathy Engelbert and Breanna Stewart.Photo: Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty

WNBA Commissioner, Cathy Engelbert poses for a photo with Breanna Stewart #30 of the Seattle Storm during the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup Game on August 12, 2021 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona

Breanna Stewarthelped lead her team to another victory!Just five days afterwinning a gold medalat theTokyo Olympicswith Team USA, the Seattle Storm star was named MVP in the WNBA’s inaugural Commissioner’s Cup — which was played between the top teams from the Eastern and Western conference following the first half of the regular season.

During Thursday’s game, Stewart scored 17 points to help her team triumph over the Connecticut Sun, winning 79-57.“I think that despite everything from this week and being jet-lagged and stuff, once we got through our warm-up, it was a regular scheduled program, I would say,” the two-time Olympic gold medalist told reporters after the big win, perESPN. “We were just aggressive. We knew what this game meant and we wanted to kind of hit them first.

Breanna Stewart.Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty

Breanna Stewart #30 of the Seattle Storm poses for a photo with the 2021 WNBA Commissioner’s Cup Trophy and the MVP Award after winning the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup Game on August 12, 2021 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona

The victory also meant that each team memberreceived a $30,000 bonus, with Stewart getting an extra $5,000.“I think we were one of the few teams that right from the jump, we are like, ‘Oh, this is a Commissioner’s Cup game,’ and every time we won, we’d talk about it afterwards, like, ‘Commissioner’s Cup, one step closer to that money,'” said teammate, and fellow Olympian,Sue Bird. “Definitely we were talking about it all year.

One player missing from Tokyo was Katie Lou Samuelson, who had to sit out after testing positive for COVID-19 just before the start of the tournament.

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“I am devastated to share that after getting sick with COVID-19, I will not be able to go an compete in Tokyo,” the Seattle Storm forwardwroteon Instagram at the time.“I am especially heartbroken as I am fully vaccinated and took every precaution, but I know everything will work itself out in the way it’s supposed to.”

However, Samuelson was back in action to help her team on Thursday. “I’m just happy to get going again in games. It’s been a really long couple of weeks, so it’s nice to have something to focus on,” she told reporters ahead of the game, according to ESPN.

source: people.com