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Brittney Griner's detainment in Russia leaves WNBA players facing a dilemma over playing abroad
"It could have been any of us, but I don't know if it'll stop people from going overseas," WNBA and…
Meredith Cash
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Efforts to bring Brittney Griner home have been hindered by the 'complex geopolitical situation with Russia'
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert offered an update on the superstar, who has been detained in Russ…
Meredith Cash
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Brittney Griner negotiation strategy is to 'say less and push more privately,' the WNBA commissioner says
"Brittney is OK" and has regularly visited with her legal representation while in Russian custody, …
Meredith Cash
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WNBA players joined together for a candlelight vigil after canceled games, and commissioner Cathy Engelbert said the league would 'support you in every way we can'
WNBA players are striking to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man whom poli…
Meredith Cash
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Caitlin Clark's Nike deal sets new bar, leaving modest salary in the dust
The $28 million, eight-year Nike deal is worth exponentially more than Caitlin Clark's base salary …
Geoff Weiss
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The WNBA fan's dilemma
It's been a blockbuster year for the WNBA amid Caitlin Clark fever. That's bittersweet for some fan…
Juliana Kaplan,Jacob Zinkula
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Caitlin Clark is a Rorschach test
The 22-year-old basketball sensation is at the center of a brewing culture war. It says a lot more …
Lindsay Gibbs
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Breanna Stewart joked about the limited impact of the WNBA's new charter flight plan, then called for 'a little bit more' from the league
Liberty star Breanna Stewart is among the players calling for more progress on WNBA charter flights…
Meredith Cash
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The WNBA commissioner pranked Kelsey Plum by presenting the 2022 WNBA All-Star MVP with an even smaller trophy
Kelsey Plum thought her original WNBA All-Star Game MVP trophy was small — until she saw the one Ca…
Meredith Cash
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After Brittney Griner's detention and release, nearly half of WNBA players are still opting to play overseas in the off-season: 'Our players are going to do what's best for them'
The AP reported that 67 out of 144 WNBA players are competing abroad, and none of them are playing …
Taylor Ardrey
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Kelsey Plum accepted a comically tiny WNBA All-Star MVP trophy, and even her teammates mocked its size
Tiffany & Co. crafted the 2022 WNBA All-Star MVP trophy, sources confirmed to Insider, but that did…
Meredith Cash
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Brittney Griner deserves 'however long she needs to heal' before basketball re-enters the conversation
"If she never wants to pick up a basketball again, that's up to her," Napheesa Collier, Griner's te…
Meredith Cash
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The WNBA gave Diana Taurasi an orange 'Future GOAT' onesie for her 1-day-old daughter
The WNBA announced that fans had voted for Diana Taurasi as the WNBA's GOAT just one day after the …
Meredith Cash
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WNBA players were forced to sleep in an airport after their team's flight was delayed, reinvigorating the debate over commercial travel
The Los Angeles Sparks' travel woes came at the end of the regular season as the team fights for on…
Meredith Cash
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Brittney Griner's detainment in Russia is 'hard for all of us,' WNBA All-Stars, league commissioner say
"We are not whole without her," WNBA superstar and 2020 league MVP A'ja Wilson said of Griner after…
Meredith Cash
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The WNBA Commissioner's Cup MVP revealed she 'lost somebody close' ahead of the game, then offered teammates an emotional thank you
Las Vegas Aces point guard Chelsea Gray earned MVP honors in her team's win over the Chicago Sky to…
Meredith Cash
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Robert Sarver blamed an 'unforgiving climate' for forcing him to sell the Suns — but he could walk away with more than $1 billion
Some around the NBA world believe the Suns will sell for more than $3 billion, meaning Robert Sarve…
Scott Davis
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Becky Hammon says WNBA team travel on commercial flights needs 'to be changed immediately'
The first-year WNBA head coach has a unique perspective given her previous role as an assistant coa…
Meredith Cash
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Sue Bird has been playing in the WNBA longer than her newest teammate has been alive
Sue Bird played her first WNBA game on May 30, 2002. Her new Seattle Storm teammate, Jade Melbourne…
Meredith Cash
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Brittney Griner's wife categorically denied the drug trafficking charges that led to the WNBA superstar's detainment in Russia
Customs agents at a Moscow airport arrested the WNBA superstar in February after claiming they foun…