The WNBA All-Star Game made headlines last month when every player donned a "Pay Us What You Owe Us" T-shirt before the game in a show of solidarity as CBA negotiations drag on. Then Kelsey Plum generated controversy after the game. Speaking to reporters in the wake of a 151-131 win for her Team Collier side, Plum mentioned that "Zero members of Team Clark were very present" for a meeting to discuss the shirts. She ... Read more
Everyone Watches Natasha Cloud, and Her Rising Influence Is Turning That Spotlight Into Power.BT
Top CALVIN KLEIN, bottoms BODE, robe BURBERRY, shoes KIDSUPER It’s an August afternoon in Brooklyn, and Papi is finally home. Natasha Cloud, a point guard for the New York Liberty, arrived back in the city late last night after an away game, and she walks into the photo studio smiling like the Fourth of July. The team had lost to their rival, the Minnesota Lynx. When asked about it, Cloud’s sky briefly darkens. “I just ... Read more
Natasha Cloud’s Move to the Liberty Looks Seamless, but the Real Reasons Behind It Are Even More Impressive.BT
That narrative continued after she put on a show defending future teammate Sabrina Ionescu and scoring 33 points in the process. The 2023 Mystics lost to the 2023 Liberty in the first round of the playoffs, and what followed was that Cloud wrote her own story, proclaiming to the world how she ought not be overlooked. Months later, it continued when she signed with the Phoenix Mercury in the offseason. The ... Read more
A’ja Wilson’s 2025 Hall of Fame Journey Shows How a Superstar Can Rewrite the Standards of Greatness.BT
There isn’t much A’ja Wilson hasn’t done in her basketball career, but she keeps doing it. Wilson is one of six inductees in this year’s University of South Carolina Association of Lettermen’s Athletics Hall of Fame class which will be inducted on Thursday, October 23 inside The Zone at Williams-Brice Stadium. “I’m planning for my future, but I’m also living in the present,” Wilson said. “This is prime time — and I’m ... Read more
A’ja Wilson’s Journey From Her Parents’ Quiet Wish to the League’s Brightest Reality Is Nothing Short of Stunning.BT
PHOENIX — Prior to Game 3 of the WNBA Finals, Eva and Roscoe Wilson indulged me for a trip down memory lane. We went back to Oct. 24, 1996. I was a reporter in New York assigned to cover an event announcing a new women’s professional basketball league: the WNBA. On hand at the event were two high-profile players from the women’s national team that had just won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics: Sheryl Swoopes and Rebecca ... Read more