Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. By her own admission, Natalie Nakase’s halftime speech during the Aces’ 94-85 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday wasn’t very nice. The Aces’ interim coach needed to ignite some fire in her players after a difficult first half that saw them trailing by 10 points at the break. Story continues after advertisement “We just came out a little bit too casual,” ... Read more
Kelsey Plum’s Remarkable Journey Is Immortalized as UW Fans Pack the Stands in Tribute.BT
The enthusiastic crowd showed up Saturday, Jan. 18, to see Plum’s No. 10 jersey hung in the rafters, celebrating her college career that forever changed the Washington program. Over her four-year career at UW, between 2013-2017, Plum set several NCAA records. She became the all-time NCAA scoring leader with 3,527 points (which stood until 2024), broke the 33-year-old NCAA career free throw record with 912, and broke the ... Read more
Kelsey Plum Makes History as Zip Co.’s First-Ever Brand Ambassador — and Fans Are Here for It.BT
NEW YORK – June 6, 2024 – Zip Co. (ASX: ZIP), the award-winning BNPL company that offers flexible and transparent payment options to millions of customers, is pleased to announce that Kelsey Plum, WNBA superstar and two-time champion with the Las Vegas Aces, will join the company as a brand ambassador. Together, they will spotlight Zip’s commitment to providing accessible payment options that open doors to new experiences, ... Read more
She Chose Her Voice Over the Game — The Story Behind Natasha Cloud’s Courageous Stand.BT
Basketball hasn’t been at the forefront of Natasha Cloud’s mind for the past few months. The starting point guard for the reigning WNBA champion Washington Mystics can’t stop thinking about three people she never personally knew, but to whom she now feels eternally connected. All three are African Americans who had their lives tragically taken as the product of an enduring culture of systematic racism and police brutality ... Read more
When Voices Matter More Than Stats — Bradley Beal and Natasha Cloud Lead a Defining March in Washington.BT
WASHINGTON – Since being drafted by the Washington Wizards in 2012, Bradley Beal has emerged as a two-time All-Star and a model representative of the Washington metro area. But that meant nothing to the police officer who pulled him over two years ago on the Capital Beltway for allegedly having window tints that were too dark. “The officer asked me to step out of the vehicle,” Beal said at a Friday news conference when ... Read more