by admin | May 17, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Eleven players account for 20 triple-doubles in WNBA history, with Sheryl Swoopes — who recorded the first — Candace Parker, Courtney Vandersloot, Sabrina Ionescu and Alyssa Thomas repeating the feat more than once. Last summer, Thomas compiled a...
by admin | May 17, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
After a three-months-plus investigation involving more than 30 people, the WNBA said Tuesday it is suspending Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon for two games and taking away the Aces’ 2025 first-round draft pick because the franchise violated league rules...
by admin | May 16, 2023 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Ahead of the 2023 WNBA season, Aces coach Becky Hammon addressed the prospect of one day becoming an NBA coach in the aftermath of a report linking her to the Raptors’ vacant head coaching job. Toronto–just two weeks after firing coach Nick Nurse–reportedly received...
by admin | May 16, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Toronto nailed its WNBA expansion audition. As the Chicago Sky took down the Minnesota Lynx 82-74 in preseason action Saturday, the sold-out crowd of nearly 20,000 fans in Scotiabank Arena cheered them on with an “almost ear-splitting” din, Sportsnet reported. Read...
by admin | May 16, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Brittney Griner is officially back on the court. The WNBA player — who missed all of last season while she was imprisoned in Russia for 10 months — played in her first preseason game since her return to the U.S., scoring 10 points and making three rebounds in her...
by admin | May 12, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Breanna Stewart is going to keep pushing for more charter flights from the WNBA. The league has come under fire in recent seasons for not allowing teams to charter private flights; instead, players are required to take commercial flights to road games. Read...
by admin | May 12, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
Not so fun fact: The three top mascots in the NBA—Rocky the Mountain Lion, Harry the Hawk and Benny the Bull—each pull in considerably more money annually than Jackie Young, the highest-paid player in the WNBA. With this statistic in mind, an advocacy group has...
by admin | May 11, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Emily Engstler caught the ball on the block and went to work Wednesday, flashing the most impressive sequence she has had during a pair of exhibition games with the Washington Mystics. She gave a quick shoulder shimmy toward the paint before spinning baseline to fake...
by admin | May 10, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
One month after being selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft, Indiana Fever center Aliyah Boston signed a multiyear footwear and apparel endorsement deal with Adidas. “It feels amazing to be part of Adidas,” Boston said. “Adidas is...
by admin | May 8, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Aliyah Boston, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft, is in the middle of a very busy weekend. After attending practice with the Indiana Fever on Friday, she boarded a flight for South Carolina in order to attend her college graduation. As Boston walked across...
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