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• WNBA Draft Lottery: Who will land Paige Bueckers and Kiki Iriafen?

David Butler II-Imagn Images The WNBA Draft Lottery is set for Sunday, November 17th — which college basketball stars are at stake? Where will Paige Bueckers begin her WNBA career? And which team might snag USC standout Kiki Iriafen? The WNBA Draft Lottery, slated for Sunday, November 17th at 5pm ET, will begin to answer some of these questions. The lottery teams — in order of odds for ...2024
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• Napheesa Collier still feels “egregious” call robbed Lynx in WNBA Finals

Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images The Minnesota Lynx superstar sounded off on the referee decisions that she believes cost her team a WNBA championship. It’s been just over two weeks since the conclusion of the WNBA Finals, a back-and-forth series between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx in which a couple of controversial late-game calls ultimately helped determine t...2024
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• Meet the 13 athletes who could be on the next 3x3 Olympic women’s basketball team

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images USA basketball announceD its 3x3 women’s developmental camp roster on Monday. USA Basketball announced on Monday the 13 athletes are expected to participate in the 2024 USA Basketball 3x3 Women’s National Team development camp from November 8th to 10th in Phoenix. Participants will be considered for future USA 3x3 national team assignments — including...2024
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• Lexie Hull weighs in on Christie Sides’ firing from Indiana Fever

Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images The Fever guard spoke on a number of issues on the The Ringer WNBA Show, including her thoughts on Sides’ departure from the organization. Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull spoke on Christie Sides’ firing in on Monday. “It’s hard. In this profession, things are so fluid,” Hull told the Ringer’s Seerat Sohi on the latest episode of The Ringer WNBA show. “Y...2024
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• Sabrina Ionescu’s WNBA Finals shooting struggles make a lot more sense now

Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images The New York Liberty guard dealt with a previously undisclosed injury, suffering a high-grade UCL tear on her shooting hand during Game 4 of the WNBA Finals. Sabrina Ionescu’s struggles in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals have been well-chronicled; the All-Star guard shot just 1-19 from the field and 1-10 from the field in the New York Liberty’s 67-62 win over the Minne...2024
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• Tweets of the Week: Chelsea Green becomes a New Yorker, Rhea Ripley burger challenge, more!

It’s time for some Sunday silliness with social media. It’s time again for social media silliness with the Tweets of the Week featuring random delights with a focus on the three B’s: bods, beasts, and buffoonery. Oh, some of these might not be from this week nor be tweets. Enjoy it anyway. Chelsea Green visited Brooklyn and became a New Yorker. View this post on Instagram ...2024
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• WNBA Draft Lottery: Who will land Paige Bueckers and Kiki Iriafen?
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• Sabrina Ionescu’s WNBA Finals shooting struggles make a lot more sense now
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• Kelsey Plum, Kelsey Mitchell and every WNBA team’s top free agent

Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images Plum, Mitchell, Alyssa Thomas, and Satou Sabally headline a strong free agency class. We’re a few days removed from the conclusion of the WNBA season, and free agency is set to begin in February. Every team has key free agents that they’ll want to prioritize, and on top of that, an expansion draft looms in which teams will get to protect six pl...2024
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• Mike McDaniel is evading any criticism for the Miami Dolphins’ current offensive issues

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Plus, who’s the least impressive first-year NFL head coach so far this season? Another weekend of fantastic NFL action has come and gone and because the powers that be insist... we had another doubleheader on Monday night. But we are through Week 7 and there is a whole lot of where we are that does not match what we thought this season was going to ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 21, 2024

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals have options. Kevin O’Brien at Royals Reporter looks at the contract options for Royals players. While Wacha will undoubtedly opt out of his deal, it will be interesting to see what approach the Royals take regarding a possible Wacha contract offer/extension. The Royals could offer Wacha a three-year deal, perhaps around the $60 million market val...2024
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• Bridget Carleton, Lynx beat Liberty at buzzer to force WNBA Finals Game 5 — because of course they did

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images In yet another WNBA Finals thriller, it was Carleton who fittingly sunk the game-winning free throws. MINNEAPOLIS — It was destined to go to five games. And, it was probably always going to go to the final possession. That’s just the kind of all-time competitive WNBA Finals series it’s been between the Minnesota Lynx and the New York Liberty, the leagu...2024
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• All-WNBA First and Second Teams are announced, and Indiana Fever star is biggest snub

Photo by Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images Kelsey Mitchell was the second-leading scorer post-Olympic break, and had a career season that should have been rewarded with an All-WNBA bid. The WNBA announced the All-WNBA First and Second Team on Wednesday, and there was one notable omission: Kelsey Mitchell. All-WNBA, a annual honor bestowed on the best players in the league after each season, is v...2024
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• Betnijah Laney-Hamilton’s big night fueled by unwavering belief from Liberty teammates

Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images Laney-Hamilton exploded for 20 points, tied for a season-high, just a few months after undergoing knee surgery. On Saturday afternoon, New York Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello told reporters that Betnijah Laney-Hamilton just wasn’t herself. “She’s giving whatever she can,” Brondello said, per The Next’s Jackie Powell. “I think everyone can see that...2024
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• Is a New York Liberty championship as inevitable as a Celtics title was?

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart have powered a historically dominant team all year — do the Minnesota Lynx have a chance? BROOKLYN — To say that the New York Liberty dominated the WNBA season is a massive understatement. They finished the season with a 32-8 record, winning games by an average margin of 9.2 points. They boasted two win streaks of 8 ga...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 7, 2024

Brad Penner-Imagn Images Jazz was out. The Royals responded to the controversial safe call on Jazz Chisholm. “I feel like you guys know me,” Massey said. “I don’t speak my mind too much on a lot of stuff, so I wanted to make sure I had the facts before I did. Like I said, if that’s something that is not going to be overturned, I’m not sure what (will) other than the obvious calls of guys o...2024
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• Are these Connecticut Sun for real? 3 reasons why this could be the year

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Marina Mabrey changes the complexion of the offense. Alyssa Thomas is peaking at the right time. The Sun have the best defense in the league. Is it enough? All year long, the Connecticut Sun were overlooked, the national dialogue primarily centering around last year’s Finals team (the Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty) and an exciting rookie class ...2024
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• Caitlin Clark Fever has already overtaken Indiana, and it’s only the preseason

Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports In the unofficial home debut of Caitlin Clark with the Fever on Thursday, Indiana showed it’s ready for one of the game’s top stars. INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana has long been a basketball-crazed state. From preps to pros, there has never been such a thing as too much basketball. Search the largest high school gymnasiums in America, and 10 of the top 12 are located ...2024
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• WWE SmackDown Preview, Sonya Deville Attends New York Liberty Game, More | Fight Size
Here is your fight size update for Friday, July 28, 2023. - Fans can see the latest episode of WWE Now linked above. Episodes of WWE Now serve as preview shows for weekly episodes of both Raw and SmackDown. - Sonya Deville recently attended a New York Liberty basketball game: Shoutout to @nyliberty for an incredible game and the hospitality, You got new fans for life ------ pic.twitter.com/nIjja8...2023
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• The Can-Do Kid: Becky Hammon's Incredible Journey from Rapid City to the NBA
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2024
"The Golden State Warriors star escaped defeat after an impressive performance from the New York Liberty sharpshooter."

2023
"The New York Liberty star advanced to the finals of the WNBA’s three-point contest after putting up a solid 26 points in the opening round, and she was joined in the finals by Arike Ogunbowale from the Dallas Wings, and Sami Whitcomb from the Seattle Storm."

2022
"Sabrina Ionescu absolutely balled out for the New York Liberty in their blowout win over the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday."

2021
"Several members of the WNBA’s New York Liberty and Connecticut Sun will be represented by “Fan Faces” in the arena during the NWHL’s season."

2020
"The New York Liberty could have begun printing Sabrina Ionescu jerseys the moment they won the Draft Lottery back in September."

2019
"Nets minority owner Joseph Tsai has officially completed the purchase of the WNBA’s New York Liberty, the league announced Wednesday in a press release."

2018
"Back in 2016, the WNBA fined the Phoenix Mercury, Indiana Fever and New York Liberty for wearing black t-shirts during warmups."

2017
"The post Kia Vaughn and Bria Hartley Traded to New York Liberty appeared first on SLAMonline."

2016
"Isiah Thomas is the team president of the New York Liberty."

2015
"New York Liberty head coach Bill Laimbeer waded into the interminable (and largely pointless) LeBron James-Michael Jordan debate, and according to MJ’s former nemesis, LeBron is the better of the The post Bill Laimbeer Says LeBron James is Better Than Michael Jordan (VIDEO) appeared first on SLAMonline."

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"Her New York Liberty teammates would later dub her “White Chocolate."

• WNBA Draft Lottery: Who will land Paige Bueckers and Kiki Iriafen?
2024

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• Meet the 13 athletes who could be on the next 3x3 Olympic women’s basketball team
2024

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• Lexie Hull weighs in on Christie Sides’ firing from Indiana Fever
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• Kelsey Plum, Kelsey Mitchell and every WNBA team’s top free agent
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• WNBA team power rankings: early predictions for 2025 season

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images How will Fever, Liberty, Lynx, Aces fare next WNBA season? The WNBA season only ended a few days ago, but it’s not too soon to look ahead into what next season might look like — and where each of the league’s 13 (!) teams might end up. 1. New York Liberty 2024 regular season record: 32-8End-of-season outcome: WNBA champions (beat Lynx 3-2) After winnin...2024
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• Mike McDaniel is evading any criticism for the Miami Dolphins’ current offensive issues
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 21, 2024
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• All-WNBA First and Second Teams are announced, and Indiana Fever star is biggest snub
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• The WNBA All-Rookie Team is so stacked it would make noise in the playoffs

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images How far could a starting lineup with Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, RIckea Jackson, and Leonie Fiebich go in the playoffs? The WNBA announced its All-Rookie team earlier this month, and it served as a reminder of just how deep and talented the 2024 rookie class was. The list of rookies selected to All-Rookie were as follows: Caitlin Clark (Indian...2024
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• SLAM’s Nike Sabrina 2 Collab Celebrates The Future Of The Game

words, photography & design // Nick DePaula A year after being selected #1 overall in the 2020 WNBA draft, SLAM stamped New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu as “The Next Queen of NY” for the mag’s Future Issue. Two years after SLAM #231, Sabrina was launching her very own signature shoe with Nike — just […] The post SLAM’s Nike Sabrina 2 Collab Celebrates The Future Of The Game ap...2024
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• WNBA Draft Lottery: Who will land Paige Bueckers and Kiki Iriafen?
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• Napheesa Collier still feels “egregious” call robbed Lynx in WNBA Finals
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• Sabrina Ionescu’s WNBA Finals shooting struggles make a lot more sense now
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• Kelsey Plum, Kelsey Mitchell and every WNBA team’s top free agent
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• Mike McDaniel is evading any criticism for the Miami Dolphins’ current offensive issues
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• WNBA commissioner’s dress for trophy presentation is sports’ wildest new conspiracy theory

Photo by Mary Kate Ridgway/NBAE via Getty Images Cathy Engelbert’s New York City skyline dress is only adding to the wild WNBA Finals controversy. The 2024 WNBA season shattered league records for attendance and viewership. It culminated with an instant classic WNBA Finals series between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx that produced five amazing games of high-level basketball. The...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 21, 2024
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• Cheryl Reeve goes nuclear on refs after WNBA Finals: ‘This s--- was stolen from us’

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The Minnesota Lynx head coach lambasted officials for not overturning a foul call on Alanna Smith with five seconds in regulation, and declared the Lynx were robbed out of a WNBA championship in Game 5 against the Liberty. BROOKLYN — Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve emphatically blasted officiating after falling to the New York Liberty in the deciding Game...2024
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• Bridget Carleton, Lynx beat Liberty at buzzer to force WNBA Finals Game 5 — because of course they did
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• How the legend of Sabrina Ionescu was made on a Tuesday night in Minneapolis

Photo by Adam Bettcher/NBAE via Getty Images Sabrina Ionescu was already a star. Now, she’s responsible for one of the biggest shots in basketball history. MINNEAPOLIS — Sabrina Ionescu can barely even remember taking The Shot. With the Liberty-Lynx Finals game tied at 77 — and the clock winding down — the New York Liberty guard crossed up Kayla McBride, squared up for a near-logo three-p...2024
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• Napheesa Collier still feels “egregious” call robbed Lynx in WNBA Finals
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• Lexie Hull weighs in on Christie Sides’ firing from Indiana Fever
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• WNBA team power rankings: early predictions for 2025 season
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• Bridget Carleton, Lynx beat Liberty at buzzer to force WNBA Finals Game 5 — because of course they did
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• How the legend of Sabrina Ionescu was made on a Tuesday night in Minneapolis
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• 4 keys to victory for Lynx, Liberty ahead of WNBA Finals Game 3

Photo by Evan Bernstein/Getty Images The New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx face off in a pivotal Game 3 on Wednesday. MINNEAPOLIS — A back-and-forth WNBA Finals heads to Minnesota on Wednesday, with Game 3 slated between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx jumped out to a stunning 1-0 lead thanks to heroics from Courtney Williams and Napheesa Collier, while Betnijah La...2024
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• Betnijah Laney-Hamilton’s big night fueled by unwavering belief from Liberty teammates
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• WNBA Finals Player Grades: how Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu fared in Lynx vs. Liberty

Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images Betnijah Laney-Hamilton led the way in the Liberty’s win over the Lynx, while the Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart responded from letdown Game 1 performances to ensure the victory. Just a few days after a letdown Game 1 loss to the Lynx, it was the Liberty who pulled away at the end to tie up the WNBA Finals with an 80-66 win. Betnijah Laney...2024
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• Sabrina Ionescu, Liberty look to bounce back after loss to Lynx: “We kind of beat ourselves”

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Ahead of Game 2, Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones, and Sandy Brondello expressed a consistent message: the Liberty are ready to move forward. It’d be hard to overstate how crushing a defeat Game 1 was for the New York Liberty, and at this point, the sequences of events probably doesn’t need to be retold. But, Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ione...2024
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• WNBA Finals Notebook: Scheduling issues, when the Lynx realized they were special, Liberty redemption tour

Photo by Evan Bernstein/Getty Images Liberty coach Sandy Brondello, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve, Breanna Stewart, Bridget Carleton, and others addressed media ahead of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. BROOKLYN — The New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx are set to tip-off on Thursday night for Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, and players and coaches alike addressed the media ahead of the series’ beginning....2024
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• Bill Laimbeer Says LeBron James is Better Than Michael Jordan (VIDEO)
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• Bill Laimbeer Doesn't Believe Michael Jordan Could've Led '15 Cavs to NBA Finals
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• Team Bosh Wins NBA Shooting Stars Competition for Third Straight Year
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• Knicks Owner James Dolan Responds to E-Mail from Upset Fan
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• The Can-Do Kid: Becky Hammon's Incredible Journey from Rapid City to the NBA
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• Report: Isiah Thomas Hired as President of WNBA’s New York Liberty
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• LeBron James Says He Would Like to Own NBA Franchise After Retirement
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• Steph Curry Narrowly Defeats Sabrina Ionescu in All-Star Three-Point Shootout

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• WNBA Draft Lottery: Who will land Paige Bueckers and Kiki Iriafen?
2024

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• Meet the 13 athletes who could be on the next 3x3 Olympic women’s basketball team
2024

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• Sabrina Ionescu’s WNBA Finals shooting struggles make a lot more sense now
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• Kelsey Plum, Kelsey Mitchell and every WNBA team’s top free agent
2024

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• WNBA team power rankings: early predictions for 2025 season
2024

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• Mike McDaniel is evading any criticism for the Miami Dolphins’ current offensive issues
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• WNBA commissioner’s dress for trophy presentation is sports’ wildest new conspiracy theory
2024

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• Bridget Carleton, Lynx beat Liberty at buzzer to force WNBA Finals Game 5 — because of course they did
2024

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• All-WNBA First and Second Teams are announced, and Indiana Fever star is biggest snub
2024

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• The WNBA All-Rookie Team is so stacked it would make noise in the playoffs
2024

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• Sabrina Ionescu’s WNBA Finals shooting struggles make a lot more sense now
2024

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• Cheryl Reeve goes nuclear on refs after WNBA Finals: ‘This s--- was stolen from us’
2024

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• Bridget Carleton, Lynx beat Liberty at buzzer to force WNBA Finals Game 5 — because of course they did
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• How the legend of Sabrina Ionescu was made on a Tuesday night in Minneapolis
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• WNBA Finals Player Grades: how Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu fared in Lynx vs. Liberty
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• Becky Hammon breaks down why Aces lost their edge: “You get distracted”

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images The Aces hoped to become the first WNBA team to three-peat in 20 years. Now, they’re on the brink of elimination. BROOKLYN — There’s a reason why no professional basketball team has completed a three-peat since the Los Angeles Lakers did it in the early 2000s. After Tuesday night’s Game 2 loss against the New York Liberty, Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky...2024
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• How Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx became WNBA championship contenders

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Minnesota Lynx were projected to have one of the WNBA’s worst records. Instead, they’re battling for a championship Could the Minnesota Lynx really win it all? After being ranked 9th in ESPN’S preseason rankings after a below .500 season last year, they sit near the top of the WNBA standings, winners of 11 of their last 12 games. Minnesota (29-7) has...2024
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• Today’s WNBA Games: A’ja Wilson and Aces face Angel Reese and Sky, Sun take Storm, and more

Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images We’ve got a four-game WNBA slate in store: Sky-Aces, Sun-Storm, Mercury-Dream, and Mystics-Wings. Good morning WNBA fans — after one day off, the league is back in action, and we’ve got a four-game slate: Seattle Storm (19-13) vs Connecticut Sun (24-8) at 7pm ET The Sun and Storm play the second game in a row against one another, with the Sun em...2024
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• A’ja Wilson is the runaway favorite for WNBA MVP, but here’s who else has a shot

Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images Let’s take a dive into the numbers — and examine the track record of WNBA stars on lower-seeded teams earning the honors. A’ja Wilson has been hailed the runaway favorite for MVP and by most accounts, she’ll likely be the unanimous pick. Her individual numbers are better than they’ve ever been, and the national discourse this year has operated under the ...2024
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• Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Rickea Jackson lead midseason WNBA Rookie Rankings — but who’s on top?

Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images While Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have battled for Rookie of the Year, the rest of the rookie class — headlined by Rickea Jackson, Aaliyah Edwards, and Kamilla Cardoso, among others — has also thrives. SB Nation’s August rookie rankings named the top 9 contributors in the 2024 class. We’re more than halfway into the WNBA season, and with game ...2024
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