by admin | May 2, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
This weekend felt like the poignant close of a monumental chapter in women’s basketball. On Saturday, Maya Moore-Irons was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. On Sunday, Candace Parker announced she was retiring from the WNBA. Parker, who had signed a...
by admin | May 2, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
At 6-foot-4, she could handle the ball like a guard and could create her own transition opportunities, and the way she played impacted the next generation, as players modeled their game after her. Two-time MVP A’ja Wilson has credited Parker as one of her...
by admin | May 1, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Sue Bird helped the Seattle Storm to four WNBA titles. Now, she will continue guiding the franchise as one of its owners. Team owners, Force 10 Hoops, said Wednesday that Bird has joined the ownership group. No financial details were provided about the transaction....
by admin | May 1, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Retired U.S. women’s national team star Megan Rapinoe reflected on the rise in visibility the WNBA is poised to capitalize on as Caitlin Clark begins her rookie season, crediting her rise with the foundation laid by the women’s basketball stars who came...
by admin | Apr 30, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Angel Reese said she is “super excited” by the “really great direction” that the WNBA is heading in, after being drafted into the league by the Chicago Sky earlier this month. Reese was selected by the Sky with the No. 7 pick in the 2024 WNBA draft, pairing her up...
by admin | Apr 30, 2024 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
In the pantheon of basketball greats, Lisa Leslie’s supremacy is unmatched when donning the iconic American jersey. A relentless force for Team USA, Leslie’s Olympic and FIBA World Championships resume is indisputable. Because of her unparalleled...
by admin | Apr 29, 2024 | Representation, SEW
A day after announcing her retirement, Epiphanny Prince has a new job working with the New York Liberty as director of player and community engagement. Prince will serve on the basketball operations and business staffs, bringing her 14 years of WNBA experience to the...
by admin | Apr 29, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Brittney Griner will open up in detail about her Russian detainment for the first time in a new interview airing during a special edition of 20/20 on May 1. The WNBA star, 33, has answered questions about her detainment before, but she has yet to agree to a sit-down...
by admin | Apr 29, 2024 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Amid the discourse surrounding player salaries in the WNBA, New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart says that realistically, change for the women’s basketball league will take time. Stewart, 29, speaking to PEOPLE at the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Media Summit...
by admin | Apr 26, 2024 | Representation, SEW
Caitlin Clark’s WNBA debut is less than a month away, but many are already wondering about her status for the Paris Olympics come July. Clark, 22, is on the shortlist to make the Team USA women’s basketball team, the squad’s selection committee chair Jennifer Rizzotti...
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