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Seattle Storm’s Jewell Loyd recently shared her perspective on the unique honor of winning an Olympic gold medal compared to clinching a WNBA championship, providing a rare glimpse into the mindset of an elite athlete who has reached the pinnacle of success in both arenas. Loyd, a key figure in the Storm’s lineup and a […]

Seattle Storm’s Jewell Loyd has nothing but high praise for USC freshman guard JuJu Watkins, heralding her as a professional in the making. Loyd’s insights into Watkins’ career and her impact on women’s college basketball shed light on the shifting dynamics of the sport. Watkins, who has been turning heads with her remarkable performance for […]

Seattle Storm star guard Jewell Loyd shared her reflections on the team’s swift rebuild and the bright future ahead. As the Storm pivot from a challenging phase marked by player departures and a significant rebuilding effort, Loyd’s commitment to the team’s resurgence has never been clearer. Loyd, a fixture in Seattle’s lineup for a decade, […]

The WNBA is setting the stage for another historic preseason game in Canada, as the Los Angeles Sparks are slated to face off against the Seattle Storm in Edmonton, Alberta, on May 5. The matchup follows the success of last year’s inaugural WNBA Canada Game, where the Chicago Sky triumphed over the Minnesota Lynx in […]

The Seattle Storm revamped their roster for the upcoming WNBA season, adding All-Stars Nneka Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins-Smith to pair alongside Jewell Loyd. With these new additions, the Storm have seemingly vaulted themselves back into championship contention. They’re still going to have to go through the Las Vegas Aces but they’re closer to title contention. […]

The Seattle Storm are setting their sights high for the upcoming season, with newly signed All-Stars Skylar Diggins-Smith and Nneka Ogwumike bringing a championship mindset to a team looking to bounce back from a rebuilding phase. Meeting the Seattle media for the first time on Feb. 19 since signing earlier this month, Diggins-Smith didn’t shy […]

Nneka Ogwumike, the 2016 WNBA MVP and No. 1 draft pick in 2012, made a huge move in her career by signing a one-year deal with the Seattle Storm on Monday. The decision marks her first venture into unrestricted free agency after a notable 12-year stint with the Los Angeles Sparks. Reflecting on her choice, […]

Nneka Ogwumike is set head to the Pacific Northwest after signing a one-year deal with the Seattle Storm following a whirlwind WNBA free agency tour. Ogwumike made the announcement on social media on Monday.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Nneka Ogwumike (@nnekaogwumike) Ogwumike surprised the WNBA world with her […]

Skylar Diggins-Smith, one of the top point guards in the WNBA, has made a significant move in her career by signing a two-year deal with the Seattle Storm. The contract will see her earn $219,000 in the first year, and $214,66 in the second year. The news was first reported on Thursday by Howard Megdal […]

The Seattle Storm has traded guard Kia Nurse and the No. 4 pick in this year’s draft to the Los Angeles Sparks. In return, Seattle secures a first-round pick for 2026. This WNBA free agency period trade, announced Wednesday, opens up salary cap space for Seattle, potentially paving the way for major free-agent signings. Sparks […]

The 2024 WNBA free agency is causing buzz, particularly around the future of Nneka Ogwumike, after her surprise announcement on Wednesday that she would be leaving the Angeles Sparks as an unrestricted free agent. Ogwumike had been with the Sparks since first being drafted in 2012. As she enters free agency, the speculation about her […]

WNBA greats Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi are set to host an ESPN alt-cast of the Christmas Day NBA game between the Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks. The special event, named “The Bird & Taurasi Show,” marks a collaboration between the basketball stars and Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions, the team behind the popular “Manningcast” […]

Crystal Langhorne, former WNBA All-Star with the Seattle Storm and Washington Mystics, recently received a significant honor. Willingboro High School in New Jersey, where Langhorne made her mark as a young athlete, named its gymnasium after her, recognizing her outstanding contributions to the sport. Langhorne’s basketball career began in junior high, overcoming initial resistance from […]

Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd has just rewritten the WNBA record books. Loyd broke Breanna Stewart’s previous WNBA single-season scoring record on Sunday. Loyd scored 28 points in the Storm’s 91-89 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks. Her 939 points on the season eclipsed Breanna Stewart’s previous record of 919. The Storm star averaged a […]

The Seattle Storm may have been one of the worst teams in the WNBA this season, but they’ve had a lot of close games, games they’ve been in due to the phenomenal play of star guard Jewell Loyd. The Storm have already been eliminated from playoff contention but they’ve still been must-see TV due to […]

The Seattle Storm may have already been eliminated from playoff contention, but that doesn’t mean they still aren’t must-see TV. With the final days of the regular season here, the Storm are still a team to watch due to the exploits of superstar Jewell Loyd. Loyd has been on a tear this season and is […]

The Seattle Storm have been eliminated from playoff contention this season, but they are still must-watch TV due to superstar Jewell Loyd. Loyd was selected as an All-Star this season and was awarded the All-Star Game MVP honors. Loyd has been on a scoring tear this season and she has been leading the WNBA in […]

Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd is inching closer toward breaking Diana Taurasi’s all-time single-season WNBA scoring record. Loyd scored 25 points in the Storm’s 72-61 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday. Her 824 points on the season are now the second-most in WNBA history, per ESPN Stats & Info. Jewell Loyd finished with […]

The Storm lock horns with the Lynx! Catch the WNBA series with this Storm-Lynx odds, prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Storm (9-22) currently have the worst record in the West and have just one win ahead of the Indiana Fever. The Storm needs to surge back with more wins as they are just […]

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 […]

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 […]

After getting off to a poor start to the 2023 WNBA season, the Seattle Storm had been playing improved basketball their last couple of games. In a bunch of the games that they lost earlier this season, they had either lost a close game, or made a comeback only to fall short. So the signs […]

Dallas Wings visit the Seattle Storm for a WNBA battle! Check out our WNBA odds series with this Wings-Storm prediction, pick, odds, and how to watch. Dallas (14-11) has been erratic in the past three games. A win over the Mystics was sandwiched between losses to Connecticut Sun and Las Vegas Aces. On the back […]

To say it’s been a tough season for the Seattle Storm would be an understatement. After losing Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird this offseason, the Storm have been fully immersed in a rebuilding year. So far, they’ve sputtered to a 5-19 record and they are 1-9 in their last ten games. They’ve had some silver […]

The Seattle Storm knew this season was going to be difficult. With the loss of Breanna Stewart to the New York Liberty and Sue Bird to retirement as well as the majority of the roster hitting free agency, this team was going to look very different from the past couple of seasons. The only players […]

The WNBA has slowly but surely been trending upwards in popularity. With more and more players entering the mainstream conversation, there have been more and more eyes on the women’s game. Well, any new viewers tuning into the 2023 WNBA All-Star Weekend certainly got a good taste of the action. Seattle Storm star Jewell Loyd […]

Sabrina Ionescu was the talk of the town following her insane 3-Point Contest performance on Friday night. Entering the WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday, all eyes were on the New York Liberty star, and to her credit, Ionescu did step up to the plate. However, it was Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd who ended up […]

The Seattle Storm saw a juggernaut offensive performance from guard Jewell Lloyd go to waste in a 93-86 loss Tuesday night to the Washington Mystics on the road. However, Lloyd managed to move closer to tying and breaking a particular WNBA record currently in possession of Phoenix Mercury great Diana Taurasi. Via ESPN Stats & […]

Seattle Storm visits Washington Mystics for a WNBA clash! Check out our WNBA odds series with this Storm-Mystics prediction, pick, odds, and how to watch. Seattle (4-14) shares the worst record in the Women’s National Basketball Association with Phoenix Mercury. The Storm will try to weather their struggles as they aim to put an end […]

Jewell Loyd’s banner regular season was interrupted on Saturday. The good news? While a concrete timetable for her return to the floor has yet to be determined, the Seattle Storm star seems to have avoided serious injury. Loyd rolled her left ankle with just over seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of Seattle’s 80-76 […]

The 2023 WNBA season is the first time that the league’s prioritization rule has been put into action, and it nearly caused Gabby Williams of the Seattle Storm to miss the season due to her participation in a French league. Williams addressed the media on Wednesday ahead of her season debut for the Storm that […]

Gabby Williams has signed a contract to play the rest of the 2023 WNBA season with the Seattle Storm, the team announced on Monday, after complications with the WNBA’s prioritization rule kept Williams out to this point in the season. Like many players in the WNBA, Gabby Williams plays overseas a lot. The WNBA’s prioritization […]

Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas made all sorts of WNBA history during her performance in an 85-79 win over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday. AT is SPECIAL 🤩 In a 85-79 dub over the Storm, @athomas_25: ➡️ Recorded her 3rd regular-season triple double – tying CP & Sabrina Ionescu for most in a career➡️ Became […]

Ever since the Seattle Storm’s 0-4 start to the 2023 WNBA season, the team has been playing much better even if their overall record might not show it. They are currently 3-7 and in contention for a playoff spot in the Western Conference. They’re coming off a big road win against the Dallas Wings on […]

Sue Bird’s time in the WNBA has come to an end and on the day when everyone in Seattle celebrated her career in a retirement ceremony, Megan Rapinoe and Macklemore showed up to show the legendary Seattle Storm star nothing but love. “Congratulations on like, arguably the best career that anyone has ever had in […]

Sue Bird, one of the most prolific figures in WNBA history, got her long-awaited final send-off from Seattle Storm fans during her jersey retirement ceremony on Sunday at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena. Bird’s No. 10 was lifted into the rafters, making her the second Storm player to have her number retired, joining Lauren Jackson, Bird’s […]

Coming back from a major injury is never easy for professional athletes. Seattle Storm veteran guard Kia Nurse knows that all too well. Kia Nurse suffered an ACL injury during the 2021 WNBA playoffs against the Las Vegas Aces in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals. The injury kept her out of the 2022 […]

The jersey retirement ceremony for former Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird sent Storm fans into a frenzy on Sunday. HUGE ovation for Sue Bird as she enters the arena for her Seattle Storm jersey retirement 🙌 (via @seattlestorm)pic.twitter.com/YA88WuJA4m — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) June 11, 2023 Bird, the former first-overall pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft, built […]

The Seattle Storm have gotten off to a rocky start to the 2023 WNBA season with a 1-5 record. It was always going to be a tough year with growing pains due to having a very young and inexperienced roster in the wake of losing Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird. They made a recent roster […]