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NBA player Enes Freedom is in the news once again, and this time for his views on transgender athletes that he expressed during an appearance on Fox News. Freedom brought up the possibility of him changing his gender identity and playing in the WNBA. “Would it be fair, I am seven-foot, 270 pounds, and if […]

Sabrina Ionescu may be a WNBA star on the New York Liberty these days, but she’s still an Oregon Duck at heart. The two-time All-Star showed this fact during the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup final, where she debuted her signature Oregon Ducks shoe while also dominating the competition and taking home the trophy for her team. […]

For the second time this season, the Las Vegas Aces were routed by the New York Liberty, falling to their East Coast counterparts 82-63 in the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup Final. Without Candace Parker for the 13th consecutive game, the defending WNBA champion Aces struggled defensively and failed to score 70 points for the second time […]

It is always going to be a marquee WNBA matchup when the New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces face one another. But, fans did not get the game that they wanted from A’ja Wilson as she was clamped up by Vegas. All of this transpired in the Commissioner’s Cup Final with Breanna Stewart and […]

Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty came through with a big win Tuesday night against fellow WNBA title contenders Las Vegas Aces to cop the Commissioner’s Cup Championship. The Liberty dominated for the most part of the contest to score an 82-63 victory, a sweet one for Stewart, especially since it was one of […]

The Washington Mystics signed guard Ariel Atkins to a multiyear contract extension on Tuesday, according to an article from ESPN Women’s Basketball Reporter Alexa Philippou. “We are excited that Ariel has committed herself to the long-term future of the Washington Mystics,” Mystics General Manager Mike Thibault said in a Tuesday release. “She has been such an integral […]

New York and Las Vegas clash at the third WNBA Commissioner’s Cup! Head on to our WNBA series with this Liberty-Aces odds, prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty are expected to face off in the 2023 WNBA Finals, but first, they will compete for the 2023 Commissioner’s […]

Two former WNBA MVPs – the Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson and the New York Liberty’s Breanna Stewart – sounded off prior to their team’s highly-anticipated game on August 15. Wilson, the reigning WNBA MVP, gave props to Stewart for making her a better player every time their teams sqaure off. Wilson thinks Stewart’s vaunted […]

When Breanna Stewart is in the groove, there’s really not much the other team can do to slow down, much less stop the New York Liberty start. And that was on full display once again on Sunday, when Stewart lit up the lowly Indiana Fever on the road for a 100-89 victory. By scoring 42 […]

Injuries have always been an unfortunate part of sports, but for the Washington Mystics, the 2023 WNBA season has been unfair. They had recently been without three starters in Elena Delle Donne, Ariel Atkins and Shakira Austin and one key reserve in Kristi Toliver. They recently got Austin back but are still without the other […]

New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart made franchise history in the first half of Sunday’s 100-89 win against the Indiana Fever, becoming the first player in Liberty history to score 30 points in the first half. Stewart was scoring in all kinds of ways in the first half. ALLLLL THE WAY IN HER BAG 💰@breannastewart […]

With Becky Hammon heading to the Hall of Fame, A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum and the rest of the Las Vegas Aces also made sure to show their coach plenty of love. The Aces’ social media account shared a video on Saturday showing the players sending their love and congratulatory messages to Hammon as she was […]

The NBA 2K series has been a popular video game series for years now with fans getting to play as some of their favorite NBA players as well as being able to customize a career for a created player. While the NBA Live series first allowed fans to use WNBA players in the game with […]

Becky Hammon still has much to give to the game of basketball, and the Las Vegas Aces know it. On the eve of her induction to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson expressed just how excited she and her Aces teammates are for their coach’s well-earned coronation. “It’s super dope […]

Video of injured Washington Mystics star Elena Delle Donne practicing with the team provided hope to fans as she nears a return to the court. Delle Donne participated in a 5-on-5 team drill on Thursday, per Kareem Copeland of The Washington Post. She had been ramping up her efforts, although with practice players. Thursday’s run […]

The Phoenix Mercury started Thursday night’s game against the Connecticut Sun at home like a house on fire. With their 45-point explosion in the opening period of the contest, Diana Taurasi and company managed to break an all-time WNBA record for most points in a period, via ESPN Stats & Info. “The Phoenix Mercury scored […]

The Phoenix Mercury are one of the WNBA’s most frustrating teams so far over the course of the 2023 WNBA season. With an 8-20 record heading into Thursday night’s action, fans had little hope for a turnaround. The Mercury have been busy lately, most recently making a crucial roster move on a former South Carolina […]

The Connecticut Sun have looked every bit the part of title contenders this season under new head coach Stephanie White. While fans and media alike believed the road to the WNBA title would be between the Las Vegas Aces and New York Liberty, the Sun might have something to say about that. Even after the […]

If you were looking for a frontrunner for the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year Award, then look no further than Indiana Fever star Aliyah Boston. Boston was named an All-Star as a rookie, and was the first rookie to be named an All-Star starter since Schoni Schimmel in 2014. While the Fever had been among […]

The Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony is scheduled for this weekend and it features an impressive class. Among some of the big names being enshrined this year are Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker and Pau Gasol. On the women’s basketball side of things, the big name being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame […]

Before the start of the 2023 WNBA season, the New York Liberty were billed as one of the league’s superteams alongside the Las Vegas Aces. With the additions of Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones and Courtney Vandersloot to go alongside Sabrina Ionescu and Betnijah Laney, the Liberty presented a lineup of firepower few teams could match. […]

The Seattle Storm have been one of the bottom teams in the WNBA this season, but they have shown some promise. They’ve had a few silver linings this season. One of them has been the phenomenal play of All-Star guard Jewell Loyd who was named the MVP of the All-Star game. Another has been the […]

One of the key issues facing the WNBA is travel. Teams have been flying commercial from game to game and have had to deal with all the craziness that comes along with it. This season specifically, things almost got ugly when Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner was harassed in the airport while the team was […]

Kahleah Copper of the Chicago Sky has turned it up since the All-Star break, just as she said she would, and she is motivated to continue that and help the Sky make the playoffs this season. “When I said I was going to another level, I was for real,” Kahleah Copper said, via Annie Costabile […]

The Minnesota Lynx and the Indiana Fever clash for a WNBA match! Catch the WNBA series with our Lynx-Fever odds, prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Minnesota Lynx (14-15) is in third place in the Western Conference, sitting in sixth place in the WNBA. The Lynx is back in winning ways after an 88-79 […]

Liz Cambage took to social media to address the leaked footage of a heated 2021 scrimmage between the Australian and Nigerian women’s national basketball teams. The scrimmage took place in the run-up to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The footage showed pointedly physical play involving Cambage. Then, during a break, Cambage was walking back to the […]

The Seattle Storm have been shouldering through a tough, rebuilding season this year. They have had some silver linings though as Jewell Loyd was named the MVP of the All-Star game while having one of the best statistical seasons of her career as well as defensive ace Ezi Magbegor being named to her first All-Star […]

With WNBA teams allowed to carry a maximum of 12 players on the roster, the Phoenix Mercury have been carrying 11 this season with a rotating 12th roster spot. Although the Mercury are without Skylar Diggins-Smith who is out on maternity this season, her contract still counts against the salary cap. The Mercury are also […]

Las Vegas Aces power forward A’ja Wilson celebrated her 27th birthday in style on Tuesday. Wilson had another monster game in the Aces’ 104-84 rout of the Dallas Wings. She pulled off a birthday feat the WNBA hasn’t seen since Tamika Catchings last did it 14 years ago, per ESPN Stats & Info. A'ja Wilson […]

It had been a rough past year or so for Brittney Griner, but it looks like she’s putting all of those troubles in the past given how well she’s been playing for the Phoenix Mercury as of late. On Tuesday night, Griner had another solid outing for the Mercury in a 91-72 win over the […]

It turned out a series of unfortunate events in her final season made former Los Angeles Sparks center Liz Cambage leave her team and retire from the WNBA. Cambage spilled her guts out in an exclusive interview with Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks on Tuesday. Liz Cambage explains why she left the Sparks (via Taylor Rooks […]

The WNBA has issued a verdict on Chicago Sky power forward Ruthy Hebard’s involvement in a fight with the Dallas Wings on August 6. The league announced Hebard’s one-game suspension without pay on its official Twitter account on Monday. She will sit out the Sky’s game against the Minnesota Lynx on August 8. The WNBA […]

Liz Cambage is no stranger to drama, and her basketball career has taken yet another twist. Cambage, a four-time WNBA All-Star, and has been an Olympic Bronze Medallist and a FIBA World Cup Silver Medallist playing for Australia. But her career with the Opals hasn’t been devoid of controversy, perhaps most notably when she was […]

The New York Liberty got a massive win against the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday. In what many perceive as a possible WNBA Finals matchup, the Liberty came out firing in route to a 99-61 win at home against the team that has the best record in the league. The Liberty got big contributions from […]

The Dallas Wings are jockeying for playoff positioning as the second half of the season is underway. They are currently 15-13 and in fourth place in the WNBA standings. They dropped back to back games at home against the Chicago Sky with the most recent game on Sunday. Sunday’s game was not without controversy, however. […]

Los Angeles Sparks head coach Curt Miller became the fifth-fastest WNBA head coach to reach 150 wins, according to a Sunday tweet from the Sparks. “@CurtMillerWBB becomes the 5th-fastest coach in the @WNBA to reach 150 wins,” the Sparks wrote. “He is also 1 of 3 coaches to win over 275 collegiate & 150 professional games – […]

Phoenix Mercury All-Star center Brittney Griner has broken her silence on her recent three-game absence due to her mental health concerns. Griner dispelled the notion athletes are weak for taking time off for themselves. She needed some time away from the basketball court to come back stronger for the rest of the 2023 WNBA season, […]

The Dallas Wings have been without Diamond DeShields and rookie Lou Lopez-Senechal for the whole season so far. Lopez Senechal isn’t expected to make her WNBA debut this season as she recovers from a knee injury. DeShields is also dealing with a knee injury and there is no timetable as to her possible return. WNBA […]

Being a WNBA all-star is not easy. The consistent efforts that all of the fans’ favorite players have to put in and countless hours in the gym to improve their game are hard to accomplish. Being in the pinnacle of women’s basketball is already great in itself but exceeding expectations is something else. Furthermore, the […]