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Caitlin Clark wore a $17,000 Prada outfit to the WNBA draft. That's about 22% of her expected first-year salary.
"Prada's never dressed a WNBA player or an NBA player for the draft, so it's very fun," Clark told …
Amanda Goh
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A top WNBA draft pick apologized for making 'the worst first impression' by missing a call from her new coach
Atlanta Dream head coach Tanisha Wright tweeted "#PickUpYourPhone" at her newest star, Haley Jones,…
Meredith Cash
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A top 2023 WNBA Draft pick shared her game day 'hype songs' before the biggest night of her basketball career
Stanford superstar and projected top WNBA Draft pick Haley Jones told Insider that her style of bas…
Meredith Cash
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A college star with an inspiring backstory became the first HBCU player in 20 years drafted into the WNBA
Ameshya Williams-Holliday gave birth, returned to the court, and rekindled her love of basketball e…
Meredith Cash
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A top WNBA draft pick made ESPN wait for an interview because she was too hyped up watching her own highlights on their broadcast
ESPN's Holly Rowe laughed and pivoted away from the live interview as Rennia Davis was "watching he…
Meredith Cash
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WNBA icon Candace Parker hinted that she has specific players in mind who she wants her new team to take in the draft
Parker told Insider she and her Sky teammates "all trust [coach and GM James Wade] to make the fina…
Meredith Cash
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WNBA MOCK DRAFT: What the experts are predicting for all 12 first-round picks
Charli Collier and Awak Kuier are all but officially heading to the Dallas Wings with picks one and…
Meredith Cash
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A March Madness star was sure she knew which WNBA team would draft her, and she made sure to tell her new coach when he proved her right
"After the first round, I said 'I'm going to Connecticut,'" DiJonai Harrington told Sun coach Curt …
Meredith Cash
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The breakout star of the 2021 WNBA Draft was a top pick's grandma who danced and shouted on live TV
Michaela Onyenwere's grandmother stole the show when she began dancing and shouting 'I'm grandma!' …
Meredith Cash
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The breakout star of March Madness reminded everyone how to pronounce her name with a funny backdrop during the WNBA Draft
Aari McDonald became the third overall pick in the WNBA Draft just weeks after leading Arizona on a…
Meredith Cash
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Kevin Durant FaceTimed a top WNBA draft prospect ahead of her big moment as the No. 1 overall pick
Charli Collier - who went to the Dallas Wings with the No. 1 overall pick - spoke with fellow Texas…
Meredith Cash
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Texas coach slammed March Madness fans for heckling college kids with chants about being overrated
Charli Collier - the potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft - got the last laugh with …
Meredith Cash
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The 2023 WNBA off-season has left the league with 2 superteams, and they're already forging an epic rivalry
The New York Liberty and Las Vegas Aces have assembled rosters with two WNBA MVPs and six former Al…
Meredith Cash
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WNBA superstars like Brittney Griner, Breanna Stewart, and Candace Parker are signing for less than market value. Here's why.
The top players in women's basketball are choosing between earning maximum salaries and competing f…
Meredith Cash
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An ESPN reporter surprised everyone when she seamlessly switched languages while interviewing an international WNBA draft pick
ESPN's Holly Rowe wasted no time transitioning from English to French while interviewing WNBA first…
Meredith Cash
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2022 WNBA Season Preview: Championship picks, storylines and must-watch matchups
The WNBA's 26th season tips off Friday night with a jam-packed slate of games. Insider has fans cov…
Meredith Cash
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Vanessa Bryant and her daughters sat courtside at a WNBA game before grabbing dinner with Candace Parker and Sabrina Ionescu
Kobe Bryant's 5- and 3-year-old daughters — Bianka and Capri — wore jerseys and jackets paying homa…
Meredith Cash
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The Liberty added a former MVP who Kevin Durant said 'reminds me of myself' in the blockbuster trade of the WNBA off-season
"Jonquel Jones is the one that comes off top of mind," Durant told Insider when asked his favorite …
Meredith Cash
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UConn star Paige Bueckers surprised childhood friend Jalen Suggs after he was picked in the NBA Draft
"This is something that we've talked about since we were little kids," Paige Bueckers said to longt…
Meredith Cash
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Becky Hammon's stunning debut as a WNBA head coach leaves NBA executives with no more excuses
Becky Hammon's former coaches, former San Antonio Spurs colleagues, and current players all knew wh…