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A couple of days ago, the WNBA teased a video on social media alluding to a new team franchise joining the League. View this post on Instagram A post shared by WNBA (@wnba) As soon as the video was posted, the comments rolled in with speculation of a new team being added and where that…
If you’ve ever played basketball, then you know how much coaches double down on the rhetoric that “defense wins games.” While offense gets points on the board, defense could turn a whole game around or set the tone early on. For Las Vegas center, A’Ja Wilson, showing up on both ends of the floor has…
This past weekend, the WNBA took over Las Vegas for their annual All-Star weekend festivities. Just before Saturday’s tipoff, ESPN’s SportsCenter account posted a Tweet that had social media buzzing. It also caught the attention of the living legend herself, Sheryl Swoopes. Who’s winning this star-studded matchup?🤔 #WNBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/mSbXsllST8 — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 15, 2023…
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden to Welcome the Las Vegas Aces to White House On Friday, August 25, the President and First Lady will welcome the Las Vegas Aces to the White House to celebrate their 2022 WNBA Championship victory. As the WNBA All-Star weekend in Las Vegas came to a close…
The lights in Las Vegas are even brighter this weekend as the city hosted this year’s WNBA All-Star Game. Stars, from the NBA, NCAA, and more, all came out to support the ladies as Team Stewart and Team Wilson battled it out on the court. View this post on Instagram A post shared by WNBA…
We live in an era where diversity, inclusion, and representation matter even more. Not to say it was never important because it was and will forever be, but the power of digital media (especially social media) has allowed so many to express its importance to the masses, tenfold. Organizations, like the WNBA, have become exponentially…
The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), which was established in 1954, is the union for current professional basketball players in the NBA. Its mission, to this day, is to protect and support the rights and talents of players, magnify the power of their collective will, and amplify their voices as leaders. This Summer, the NBPA…
New York Liberty’s, Breanna Stewart, and Minnesota Lynx’s, Napheesa Collier, are launching a 3-on-3 women’s basketball league called “Unrivaled.” The league allows for WNBA players to have an alternative option to playing overseas in the offseason. From January through March, Unrivaled would put six teams in Miami for 3-on-3 and 1-on-1 games. “It’s the ability…