Aubrey Plaza tears ACL playing ‘knockout’ before WNBA All-Star Game
Aubrey Plaza probably didn’t expect to end the 2024 WNBA All-Star Weekend with a serious knee injury. Plaza, 40, was seen on crutches and with a large pack of ice on her right knee, sitting courtside next to Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe during Saturday’s WNBA All-Star game on ABC, where play-by-play announcer Ryan Ruocco […]
A WNBA star not named Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese stole show in win over Team USA
Arike Ogunbowale stole the show at the WNBA All-Star Game. History repeated itself for the Dallas Wings guard as the WNBA All-Star defeated the U.S. Women’s Olympic Team 117-109 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. Ogunbowale was not selected for the final U.S. squad for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics but won All-Star MVP that year. […]
Arike Ogunbowale makes WNBA All-Star Game history in win over Team USA; Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese shine
Arike Ogunbowale, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese broke WNBA All-Star Game records and the WNBA team defeated the U.S. Women’s Olympic Basketball Team, 117-109, on Saturday night. Dallas Wings shooter Ogunbowale scored an All-Star Game-high 34 points, all of which came in the second half. Ogunbowale was hot in the net in the third quarter […]
WNBA legend Cheryl Miller torches league’s media rights deal
The WNBA’s media rights negotiations are under fire after the NBA Board of Governors approved 11-year, $76 billion deals with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video. The Associated Press reported Thursday that the WNBA stands to receive about $200 million per year, or $2.2 billion over 11 years. Its current media contract, worth about $60 […]
Chennedy Carter, Angel Reese Take Thinly Veiled Shot at Caitlin Clark Before WNBA All-Star Game: ‘Watching for Barbie’
Someone certainly hasn’t let go of their grudge against Caitlin Clark. Just hours before the WNBA All-Stars took on Team USA Women’s Basketball in the WNBA All-Star Game, Chennedy Carter, who gained internet notoriety a few months ago for her gratuitous and vile attack on Kaitlyn Clark, made the remark that she was “only after […]
WNBA ‘competitive talk’ was misinterpreted as Caitlin Clark ‘hate’
Sue Bird knows there’s a fine line to walk, but for the most part, the former WNBA star thinks her dislike for Fever rookie Kaitlyn Clark is more like a display of misunderstood competitiveness. “Kaitlyn, whatever you want to call her, is going to go down in history as someone who made a difference, this […]
WNBA rookie Cameron Brink responds to fans saying she wore makeup post-ACL surgery
Los Angeles Sparks Contrary to what fans may think, rookie Cameron Brink woke up this week from surgery looking fresh. Brink’s rookie season came to an abrupt end when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a game. Connecticut Sun last month. Cameron Brink, wearing number 22 of the Los Angeles […]
Dream star Allisha Gray makes WNBA history with wins in skills competition, 3-point contest
Atlanta Dream star Alisha Gray made league history on Friday night by becoming the first player in league history to win both the skills competition and the 3-point contest. Gray completed the skills course in the first portion in 31.2 seconds, then finished in 32.1 seconds in the final, holding off Phoenix Mercury shooter Sophie […]
Allisha Gray racks in $115K with historic WNBA All-Star Weekend
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably never had a better Friday night than Alisha Gray. The Atlanta Dream star narrowly beat Liberty’s Jonquel Jones to win both the Skills Challenge and the 3-Point Contest as part of WNBA All-Star Weekend, which culminates with a Team USA vs. Team WNBA game on Saturday night at the […]
Angel Reese beats Caitlin Clark in half-court contest at WNBA All-Star practice
Basketball rivals Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese wore the same jerseys for the first time as professionals at their WNBA team’s practice on Friday. And the seventh overall selection in this year’s WNBA Draft was the best player to have had at least one chance at the top pick. Friendly competition. The Indiana Fever’s Clark […]