A’ja Wilson will play in her seventh consecutive WNBA All-Star Game in just under two weeks, and for the first time she’ll have her own sneaker for the occasion. The Nike A’One “All-Star” brings a fiery look to Wilson’s debut signature sneaker. Continuing the model’s penchant for gradients, the upper section transitions from yellow to orange and then to red. A pearlized black panel travels over the top of the ... Read more
She was told she deserved to be dunked on, but Rickea Jackson’s icy five-word reply shut everything down instantly.BT
Rickea Jackson prayed she would not be the first WNBA player to be dunked on after watching a Dominique Malonga slam. A 2022 clip of the French basketball star effortlessly dunking the ball has gone viral. The highlight prompted Jackson, who co-hosted the orange carpet welcome of the incoming rookies on Monday, to react. Expand Tweet Sydney Colson, who signed a one-year, $90K deal in February with the Indiana Fever, ... Read more
Her World Broke in Two, and Still, Her Stone-Cold Answer Cut Deeper Than the Divorce Itself.BT
Darren Waller and Kelsey Plum were about to be the sports power couple of Las Vegas. But the newlyweds — who tied the knot in Sin City earlier this month — are about to be long distance. The NY Post reports the Raiders traded the tight end to the New York Giants in a free-agency surprise on Wednesday (AEDT). Plum, an All-Star guard with the Las Vegas Aces, is preparing for the 2023 WNBA season, which begins ... Read more
With Every Shot Blazing, Marine Johannes Ignited the Arena and Carried Liberty to a Victory Fans Won’t Forget.BT
BROOKLYN — If the New York Liberty pull off its desired repeat, they might have the French Revolution to thank for it. Le Liberté earned a landmark victory of sorts on Monday night, tipping off the post-Breanna Stewart injury era with an 81-79 win over the Connecticut Sun. Taken to the brink by the long-eliminated Sun will hardly impress outside observers but it was a step forward for a Liberty group that dropped four of ... Read more
From breakout Finals hero to franchise cornerstone—Nyara Sabally’s bold plan to secure her place in the Liberty dynasty.BT
Nyara Sabally towered over the nurses as she walked down the fifth-floor hallway at HSS Lerner Children’s Pavilion on Wednesday morning. When she made it into the first pediatric patient’s room, she empathized with the young girl who sat on the edge of the hospital bed. “It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago I was here,” Sabally said. Nyara Sabally guided the Liberty in Game 5. NBAE via Getty ... Read more