Joe Lacob copied and pasted his Golden State Warriors blueprint when he hired Natalie Nakase. He gave Nakase a clear goal: “You have to win in five years. That’s the requirement,” Nakase recalled Lacob saying. The rookie WNBA head coach went above and beyond, getting the Golden State Valkyries a playoff berth in their first season. The results are historic, but it’s Nakase’s woman-management that sets her ... Read more
Emma Meesseman pulls back the curtain on the Liberty’s locker room secret as the Mercury plot their revenge.BT
The Phoenix Mercury enter Barclays Center tonight with one mission in mind: keep their championship hopes alive. But standing in their way is a New York Liberty squad that not only holds the home-court advantage but also carries the swagger of defending champions. The Liberty’s championship trio of Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, and Jonquel Jones has shifted into playoff gear at just the right time. Natasha Cloud has added ... Read more
A sudden shift echoed through the hallway when Larry Bird arrived, and his next move left the arena in silence.BT
No one saw him walk in. The cameras were pointed the other way. The ESPN anchor was mid-sentence, Caitlin Clark wiping sweat from her neck with a Fever towel, half-smiling under the bright lights after dropping 34 points on New York. The crowd was still humming from her game-winning three — a shot that had curled over Breanna Stewart’s outstretched hand with one second left on the clock. It was supposed to be a routine ... Read more
Reebok faces growing backlash as Angel Reese’s on-court struggles cast a shadow over her high-profile endorsement deal.BT
INSTANT PANIC HITS REEBOK! The phones were already glowing red before the lights cut back on. Slack pings stacked like gunfire, dashboards stuttering, a dozen voices colliding in one Boston conference room. Reebok’s war room looked less like a brand headquarters and more like mission control after a failed launch. Screens flickered. Error codes blinked. One manager shouted for “refresh rates” while another barked at ... Read more
Caitlin Clark’s six-word clapback to Jemele Hill’s ‘white privilege’ comment sets off a firestorm across the nation.BT
CAITLIN CLARK RESPONDED WITH JUST 6 WORDS. It wasn’t supposed to go that way. The segment was scheduled, rehearsed, and signed off by legal. The lighting was set. The panel briefed. The anchor smiled on cue. But what no one anticipated was the shift in the air — the kind of shift that doesn’t come from a technical glitch or a producer’s panic……but from one question asked at the wrong moment, in front of the wrong ... Read more