LOS ANGELES -- Rebounding has always been a staple of Liatu King’s game, from her time at Pitt where she won the ACC Most Improved Player award as a senior, to her graduate year at Notre Dame in 2024 snagging 342 rebounds—the 4th most in school history. The six-foot forward brings an intensity and hustle to a Sparks roster that’s desperate for healthy bodies, but her ability to rebound from adversity off the court has been ... Read more
From College Star to Hollywood Spotlight—Rickea Jackson Becomes the Sparks’ Next Big Move.BT
Jackson becomes fourth consecutive Lady Vols selected in first round The Los Angeles Sparks didn't wait long to take Rickea Jackson off the board, taking the former Lady Vol forward with the fourth pick of the 2024 WNBA Draft Jackson became the fourth consecutive Tennessee player to be taken in the first round following Rennia Davis in 2021, Rae Burrell in 2022 and Jordan Horston in 2023 to set a school record. Horston ... Read more
Emma Meesseman Stole the Spotlight, Yet the Mystics’ Championship Story Belongs to Them All.BT
How Emma Meesseman became a champion WASHINGTON — “The missing piece,” Washington Mystics head coach Mike Thibault said at the start of his victorious postgame press conference on Thursday night, wrapping one arm around WNBA Finals MVP Emma Meesseman. “This girl right here was one of the first pieces.” Seven years after Thibault drafted Meesseman as one of his first roster moves in charge of the Mystics, she scored ... Read more
No Teams, No Coaches, Just Chaos and Greatness—Inside the League That’s Flipping Basketball on Its Head.BT
Athletes Unlimited is launching its basketball league this month with a national TV schedule, commentators that include three-time WNBA MVP Sheryl Swoopes and a top-tier roster of 44 players headlined by Natasha Cloud, Courtney Williams and other WNBA talent. The first season is being held at Athletes Unlimited Arena at the Sport Center of Las Vegas from Jan. 26 to Feb. 26. There are no set teams; instead, each week ... Read more
A’ja Wilson Just Made Nike History—and Her Next Move Proves Why Black Women Can’t Be Ignored Anymore.BT
EXCLUSIVE: A’ja Wilson Opens Up About Landing a Nike Signature Shoe Deal, Showing Black Women That Everything Is Possible — And Making Pharrell an Offer He Can’t Refuse The hooper talks navigating her Nike shoe deal with FN and serving as a role model for Black women and girls. On set at Blok Photo Studio in Phoenix, photographer Flo Ngala asks A’ja Wilson to give her some movement. Without hesitation, ... Read more