TIME Athlete of the Year Caitlin Clark shared her excitement for the future of the WNBA—and women’s sports as a whole—during a conversation with NBC sports producer and broadcaster Maria Taylor at the “A Year in TIME” event in New York on Dec. 11.
Coinciding with the release of TIME’s Person of the Year issue, the event also included a performance from TIME’s Icon of the Year, Elton John and a conversation with TIME’s CEO of the Year, Lisa Su.
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The results of the 2024 WNBA Expansion Draft presented by State Farm are as follows:
| Player | Former Team | Pos | Ht | Yrs | College/Country |
| Iliana Rupert | Atlanta Dream | C | 6-4 | 3 | France |
| Maria Conde | Chicago Sky | F | 6-1 | 0 | Florida State/Spain |
| Veronica Burton | Connecticut Sun | G | 5-9 | 3 | Northwestern |
| Carla Leite | Dallas Wings | G | 5-9 | 0 | France |
| Temi Fagbenle | Indiana Fever | C | 6-4 | 4 | USC/United Kingdom |
| Kate Martin | Las Vegas Aces | G | 6-0 | 1 | Iowa |
| Stephanie Talbot | Los Angeles Sparks | F | 6-2 | 6 | Australia |
| Cecilia Zandalisini | Minnesota Lynx | F | 6-2 | 3 | Italy |
| Kayla Thornton | New York Liberty | F | 6-1 | 9 | Texas-El Paso |
| Monique Billings* | Phoenix Mercury | F | 6-4 | 7 | UCLA |
| Julie Vanloo | Washington Mystics | G | 5-8 | 1 | Belgium |
Thank you, @kate_martin22 🫶 pic.twitter.com/2IAMJO9JrP
— Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) December 7, 2024
I’m not surprise that Kate Martin was picked up by the Golden State, it will be more beneficial for her to be with the Valkyries than stay with the Aces, since she will have more playing time with her new team. The shocking draft for me is Temi Fagbenle, since she’s been playing well and have good chemistry with Caitlin Clark, one could just assume that she will be protected by Indiana.
Temi Fagbenle has been selected by the Golden State Valkyries in the 2025 WNBA Expansion Draft.
thank you, Temi ♥️ pic.twitter.com/rrpK2lQLpJ
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) December 6, 2024
Caitlin Clark is TIME's Athlete of the Year https://t.co/WtgLuIIYhb pic.twitter.com/oGDewhUPcB
— TIME (@TIME) December 10, 2024
After a historic rookie season in the WNBA, Fever’s Caitlin Clark is named as Time’s Athlete of the Year. In the article, Clark talked about her journey from setting the new NCAA Division 1 women’s basketball scoring record to winning the WNBA Rookie of the Year. She also talked about her approach regarding fans and the game as well as “white privilege” and women’s basketball, also all the “controversies” surrounding her going to the WNBA.
The 6,000 plus word article is worth reading specially if you a fan of Caitlin Clark or Women’s Basketball as a whole.
The Golden State Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-106, behind Steph Curry’s 30 points, making 5 three-points, and 8 assists. Buddy Heild and Jonathan Kuminga added, 27 and 20 points, respectively.
After building an 11-point lead in the 4th qtr, Timberwolves made an 15 to 3 run to take a 1-point lead with 4:47 remaining in the game. But Curry assisted Jonathan Kuminga for a go-ahead dunk with 2:55 remaining. After making 2 free throws, Curry found Buddy Hield for a corner-three, creating a 6-point lead with 57.1 remaining.
Clutch buckets in clutch moments.@Chase || Play of the Game pic.twitter.com/5TprewINxL
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) December 9, 2024
Despite scoring only 6 points, Draymond Green, made a highlight-reel play, by driving past Rudy Gobert for a thunderous dunk, then followed it up with Curry’s signature “NIGHT NIGHT!” celebration. Green also grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 7 assists.
DRAYMOND SAID NIGHT NIGHT?
📺 @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/wQFrkJBAVL
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) December 9, 2024
Anthony Edwards lead the Timberwolves with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, but only made 2 points in the 4th qtr. Julius Randle added 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Mike Conley scored 12 points.
The Warriors will visit the Rockets Wednesday night for the NBA Cup quarterfinals, while the Timberwolves will hosts the Lakers this Friday.
The Miami Heat asserted their dominance over the Los Angeles Lakers tonight, securing a resounding 134-93 victory at the Kaseya Center.
It was a basketball clinic by the Heat as they score over the Lakers at will and at the sametime manage to stop the Lakers offense that held the LA-based team to their lowest scoring output of the season.
The Heat’s offensive efficiency was on full display, as they recorded 52-of-90 (57.8%) field goal, making 24 three-points shot and dishing out 42 assists, setting a new franchise record. Tyler Herro led the Heat with a game-high 31 points, making 9 three-points, while Jimmy Butler added 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists.
He was COOKING in the 3rd
Statline Shoutout // @Ticketmaster pic.twitter.com/aZF1p9ve3N
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) December 5, 2024
On the defensive side, the Heat clamped down on the Lakers offense, forcing 13 turnovers, converting 18 points over those turnovers, and limiting their scoring opportunities by grabbing 52 rebounds. LeBron James lead the Lakers with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Rui Hachimura and D’Angelo Russell added 14 and 12 points, respectively, for the Lakers.
Final. pic.twitter.com/AAUntiUj2T
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) December 5, 2024
This is the worst lost by the Lakers this season and 6th loss in 8 games.
The Heat will host the Phoenix Suns on Friday, while the Lakers will close their four-game trip Atlanta, also this Friday evening.
The Denver Nuggets gave the Golden State Warriors their 5th straight loss. Nikola Jokic scored 38 points, 10 rebounds and five steals, and helped the Nuggets overcome a 12 deficit by the Warriors, the team even managed to build a 12 point lead. The Warriors are now 12-8, after a 12-3 start of the season.
Nuggets Forwards Michael Porter Jr. added 22 points and Aaron Gordon had 15 points and nine rebounds. Jamal Murray added 12 point with 7 assists, and steal the ball Andrew Wiggins that could have tied the game or swing the momentum to the Warriors.
Got the job done on our home floor
Nikola: 38 PTS / 10 REB / 6 AST
MPJ: 22 PTS / 7 REB / 2 AST
AG: 15 PTS / 9 REB / 5 AST
Jamal: 12 PTS / 3 REB / 8 AST
CB: 11 PTS / 6 REB / 2 AST pic.twitter.com/wWVTev3jUt— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) December 4, 2024
Stephen Curry lead the Warriors with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists, but is only 4 of 15 from beyond the arc and 8/23 from the field. Jonathan Kuminga scored 19 points, while Andrew Wiggins, Brandin Podziemski, and Moses Moody each added 13 points. Draymond Green, did not play because of left calf tightness. You checkout the full box score here.
The Golden State Warriors will host the Rockets this Thursday evening, and the Nuggets will visit the Cleveland also this Thursday night. Golden State will also face the Rockets in the NBA Cup Quarterfinals.
The Warriors will travel to Houston next week to play the Rockets in the NBA Cup Quarterfinals. pic.twitter.com/6HNJFJMUWr
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) December 4, 2024
UConn’s Paige Bueckers, who grew up wearing Nike, has made history by becoming the first NIL athlete to design and launch her own Nike Player Edition basketball sneaker, the Nike G.T. Hustle 3.
Nike;
Paige’s Nike G.T. Hustle 3 is meant to propel her performance during the final season of her illustrious collegiate career, leveraging Nike’s best basketball innovations in a silhouette that maximizes energy return from tip-off to buzzer.
Key to that performance is a forefoot Air Zoom unit and sewn-in Air Zoom strobel that create a double-stacked layer of Air underfoot for enhanced energy storage and return. The Air Zoom in the forefoot is partnered with a soft and resilient heel, along with a higher offset, to promote a smooth heel-to-toe transition. A Radial Knit upper, meanwhile, delivers zonal containment and support in a soft, lightweight and breathable package.
Paige’s Nike G.T. Hustle 3 will be in baby blue and lavender purple colorway. It also features an embroidered bucket adorns the right tongue, and a creative play on her surname — replacing “Bueckers” with “buckets” — takes over the right heel, and the phrase “Be You, Be Great” on left heel.
The Nike G.T. Hustle 3 Paige Bueckers Player Edition will be available December 7th on SNKRS and at select retail locations for $190.00
The Suns just gave the Warriors their 4th straight loss. Phoenix Suns was lead by Devin Booker who scored 27 points and Kevin Durant added 21. Tyus Jones and Grayson Allen added 19 and 17 points, respectively.
This is the 4th straight loss of Warriors after starting the season with a 12-3 record. Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 23 points, Andrew Wiggins added 18 points while Draymond Green had 13 points. Buddy Hield, who was instrumental with the Warriors’ hot start scored 11 points but shot just 3 of 7 from the field, 4 of which are from beyond the arc.
The next seven games for the Warriors will be tough, since they will be facing quality teams including Denver, Houston, Minnesota, Memphis and Indiana.
The Suns will host the surging Spurs, Tuesday evening.
Stats against Warriors 📊
Booker: 27 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
Durant: 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
Jones: 19 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB
Allen: 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
O’Neale: 11 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
Morris: 8 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
Ighodaro: 6 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK
Plumlee: 2 PTS, 6 REB,… pic.twitter.com/KyjTRTC3sB— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) December 1, 2024
Steph Curry and Andrew Wiggins lead the Warriors to rout the Atlanta Hawks 120-97 on Wednesday evening. Andrew Wiggins lead the Warriors with his 27 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists outing in their win against the resurging Atlant Hawks. Prior to their game against the Warriors, Hawks won 3 game out of 4 including a win against the defending champs, the Boston Celtics.
2️⃣2️⃣ had himself a night @googlecloud || Player of the Game pic.twitter.com/RJk3s6kna6
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 21, 2024
Steph Curry added 23 points and help setup his teammates with 8 assists. The Warriors lead as much as 31 points in the first half but cut it just 15 points entering the 4th Qtr.
Third Year Jalen Johnson lead the Hawks with 15 points and 14 rebounds. French Rookie Zaccharie Risacher and Trae Young scored 12 points apiece. No other Hawks player scored more than 15 points in the game.
Lindy Waters III scored 10 points and replaces De’Anthony Melton in lineup, to undergo season-ending knee surgery.
The Hawks will their last game of their four-game road trip this Friday against the Chicago Bulls, while the Warriors will visit the New Orleans Pelicans, also Friday evening.
📍 Warriors Ground@Hisense_USA || For The Win pic.twitter.com/RDZ3zpSagO
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 21, 2024
Below is the full schedule of PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup;
Here's the OFFICIAL FULL ELIMS schedule of the #PBASeason49 Commissioner's Cup#PBAAngatAngLaban pic.twitter.com/u9NSQOjzn7
— PBA (@pbaconnect) November 18, 2024
The Dallas Wings today won the 2025 WNBA Draft Lottery and will have the first overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft slated on April 14, 2025. Dallas bested Chicago,
Washington and Los Angeles for the first overall pick in the coming WNBA Draft. All 4 teams are the bottom teams of the last WNBA season.
The Dallas Wings is expected to pick college star Paige Bueckers, who is currently playing her last season at UConn.
WE'RE OFFICIALLY NO. 1! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/JS2X00cG73
— Dallas Wings (@DallasWings) November 17, 2024
Here is the results of the WNBA Draft Lottery 2025
- Dallas Wings
- Los Angeles Sparks
- Chicago Sky
- Washington Mystics
- Golden State Valkyries
- Washington Mystics from Atlanta Dream (15-25) via Dallas Wings (Allisha Gray, 1/21/23) (Stephanie Soares draft rights, 4/10/23)
- New York Liberty from Phoenix Mercury (19-21) (Mabrey, DeShields, Onyenwere, 2/11/23)
- Indiana Fever (20-20)
- Seattle Storm (25-15)
- Chicago Sky from Connecticut Sun (28-12) (Marina Mabrey, Rachel Banham, Moriah Jefferson, 7/17/24)
- Minnesota Lynx (30-10)
- Phoenix Mercury from New York Liberty (32-8) (Mabrey, DeShields, Onyenwere, 2/11/23)
In a video with Dude Perfect, GSW Superstar reveal his “all-time Top 5 NBA players”, which is considered a line-up that so great that no matter what era you put them, they will still come out on top.
Last year, his All-Time Top 5 NBA players are;
- G – Magic Johnson
- SG -Kobe Bryant
- SF – Michael Jordan
- PF – Tim Duncan
- C – Shaquille O’Neal
This year, his All-Time Top 5 NBA players are;
- G – Steph Curry
- SG – Jordan
- SF – LeBron James
- PF – Tim Duncan
- C – Shaq
Let’s dissect this for a moment;
At Point Guard, this replace Magic Johnson to himself, which understandable, since both Curry and Johnson are the two players contending for the Greatest Guard of All time.
Then on both the Shooting Guard and Small Forward, its interesting that removed Kobe and replace it with Michael Jordan, since Shooting Guard is the natural position of MJ and having Kobe and MJ on the same will more likely hurt the team more than anything else.
On Small Forward position, Curry listed Lebron James which is actually a no brainer, Lebron is considered second to MJ’s G.O.A.T. status, or if you’re a Lebron fan, you will surely consider Lebron number 1 in the G.O.A.T. conversation.
All in all, Curry’s new “All-Time Top 5 NBA players” are a collection of the “greatest” to have ever played the game, which is not a bad lineup no matter the era they play in.
You can watch the entirety of the video below;
Welcome to Overtime 48 STEPH CURRY EDITION!!! We meet up with Golden State Warrior legend Steph Curry for Cool Not Cool, Arena Golf, All Sports 3 Point Contest, and an exclusive one-on-one interview.
Steph Curry led the Warriors as they took home the win for their final game of their 5-game road trip. Curry scored 36 points, with 7 of 13 from beyond the arc, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
It was a bad night for the Thunders as their leading shot blocker Chet Holmgren suffered a right hip injury in first quarter when he fell after challenging Andrew Wiggins on a drive to the basket. Jonathan Kuminga scored 20 points, De’Anthony Melton added 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Andrew Wiggins has 18 points,8 rebounds and 5 assists for the Warriors.
Steph on a Sunday:
🌞 36 PTS
🌞 7 AST
🌞 5 REB
🌞 7 3PM
🌞 W pic.twitter.com/SFdhi5avZm— NBA (@NBA) November 11, 2024
Even though being down by as much as 30-points, OKC manage to climb back and cut the lead down to just 6 points on a streal and break away dunk by Alex Caruso with less than 5 mins left in the game. But the deficit was just too much for the Thunders as the Warriors took control of the game via Jonathan Kuminga makes alley oop dunk shot (from a Draymond Green assists, then another three-points by Curry to secure the win.
Shai Gilgeous Alexander lead the team with 24 points and 5 rebounds, followed by a 20-points performance by Jalen Williams.
The win will put the Warriors, Suns and OKC on a 3-way tie (7-2 standing )for the top team in the West,
The Warriors will return back home to host the Dallas this Tuesday night, while the Thunder host the visitng Clippers on Monday evening.
The Cavs secured their 10th straight win after handing the Warriors their second and their worst loss in a young NBA season. The game was technically over once the Cavs ended the first with a 41-point lead.
It was basically a 3-point shootout and the Cavs won by making 20 of their 42 three-points shots, compare to just 13 made three-points by the Warriors.
Cavs was lead by Darius Garland with 27 points, making 6 of 11 three-points, with 6 assists. Cavs leading scorer Donovan Mitchell added 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Evan Mobley had a 23 points.
Warriors leading scorer Steph Curry just scored 12 points, while Draymond Green only manage to score 6 point, grabbed 2 rebounds and 6 assists. Jonathan Kuminga lead the team with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, then Brandin Podziemski manage to score 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists performance by . By half-time, most of the Warriors starters are playing with limited minutes in the 3rd and no longer playing by 4th period. You can check-out the box score for the game here.
Final pic.twitter.com/2Yn52Zl0E5
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 9, 2024
Warriors will wrap-up their 5-game road trip this Sunday as they visit Oklahoma, while the Cavs will host the Nets this Saturday night.
Steph Curry once again the “Proud daddy of… The Boston Celtics” has he lead the Warriors over the Celtics 118-112. Curry scored 27 points, on a 4 of 9 shooting from the three-point line, with 7 rebounds and 9 assists. He was also active on the defensive side with 4 steals and a block.
Andrew Wiggins and Buddy Hield scored 16 points apiece. Hield was the one sealed the game on a make 3-points from a Curry assist with less than 50 secs remaining in the game. Three bench players of the Warriors has a double-digits points, showing that they have the depth to go toe-to-toe against the top teams in the league.
BUDDY HIELD
CLUTCH!!!!📺 @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/CvQGhKrie0
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 7, 2024
The Boston Celtics lead by Jayson Tatum scored 32 points, was 5 of 10 (50%) from beyond the arc. Derrick White added 26 points and 6 reounds.
Both team are evenly match but the Warriors is far more efficient with their 3-point shots in this game, 41.2% against Boston’s 35.2%, which could be the difference in getting the win or the loss.
Next for the Warriors is they head to Cleveland to face the Cavs, the remaining undefeated team in the NBA, and the Celtics will host the Brooklyn Nets both this Friday night.
Steph Curry scored 24 points in 24 minutes in his return from ankle injury to help the Warriors win its 4th straight game in a victory over the Wizards.
Curry missed the 3 games due to an ankle injury he suffered in a lost against the Clippers. The Warriors despite the absence of Curry, the Warriors manage to win 3 straight games thanks to Buddy Heild’s hot shooting and Warriors bench.
Against the Wizrds, Heild scored 20 points and 5 rebounds, followed by Draymond Green’s 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
Jordan Poole led the Wizards with 24 points, rookie Kyshawn George added 20 points and 6 rebounds. Washington will start their five-game road trip in Memphis this Friday night. The Warriors will visit Boston on Wednesday evening.
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 5, 2024
Source: ESPN NBA
It’s official, Indiana Fever has introduce Stephanie White as the Fever’s Head Coach. Joining her in the introductory press conference, is newly minted Chief Operating Officer and General Manager Amber Cox, Kelly Krauskopf, the Fever’s President of Basketball and Business Operations, with Fever Superstars Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston and Lexie Hull.
You can watch the 28-mins Introductory Press Conference below;
An Indiana native, Stephanie White earn the moniker Indiana Miss Basketball at Seeger High School in West Lebanon, then in college while in Purdue, led the Boilermakers to the 1999 NCAA National Championship.
Stephanie White spent five seasons in the WNBA, the majority with the Fever, joining the team for their inaugural season in 2000. Her contributions to the franchise are significant, as she ranks among the top 20 in games played, assists, steals, and three-point field goals made.
Stephanie White is a seasoned WNBA coach, spending 17 seasons of experience as a player and coach in the league. She previously led the Indiana Fever, guiding them to the 2015 WNBA Finals and the 2016 playoffs. Her coaching journey also includes assistant roles with the Fever, Chicago Sky, and various collegiate teams, highlighting her diverse experience and strategic acumen.
Here’s an exclusive 1-on-1 interview of the new Indiana Fever Head Coach Stephanie White with Pat Boylan.
The Golden State Warriors just bagged their 3rd straight win without their leader Steph Curry, and manage to do it even after squandering a 31 points. After the Warriors built a 31-point lead in the first half, the Rockets answered with an 18-2 run to start the fourth quarter.
In regulation, the Warriors lead by 5 with 28.1 secs remaining but the Rockets manage to close the gap on a Jabari Smith Jr. 26-foot three pointer and Tari Eason manage to tie game by making both of his free throw after being fouled by Draymond Green, committing his 6th personal foul of the game.
Jonathan Kuminga, then took over in OT, scoring 4-consecutve points, then Kyle Anderson added another 2-points to build a 6 point lead with just 2:28 remaining in the period. Fred VanVleet was able to answer by making a driving layup but that was the last point for the Rockets but the clock expires.
The Warriors was lead by Buddy Hield with 27 points and 7 rebounds, followed by Jonathan Kuminga’s 23 points and 6 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins added 15 points for the Warrios in his return after missing two games with a strained back.
Tari Eason led the Rockets with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 4 steals. Jabari Smith Jr. added 21 points and 7 rebounds.
Houston Rockets will host the NY Knicks, while the Warriors will visit the Wizards, both games will be this on Monday evening.
Road DUB in Houston pic.twitter.com/GrA84ru7xG
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 3, 2024
Five days after parting ways with Christie Sides, the Indiana Fever announces that their new Head Coach will be Stephanie White.
She will inherit an up and coming Indiana Fever, lead by Caitlin Clark and last year’s Rookie of the Year Aliyah Boston.
we have named Stephanie White as our next head coach.
welcome home, @StephanieWhite!
📝 https://t.co/77Th6d6PoH pic.twitter.com/V3C5wSwKfN
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) November 1, 2024
An Indiana native, Stephanie White earn the moniker Indiana Miss Basketball at Seeger High School in West Lebanon, then in college while in Purdue, led the Boilermakers to the 1999 NCAA National Championship.
Stephanie White spent five seasons in the WNBA, the majority with the Fever, joining the team for their inaugural season in 2000. Her contributions to the franchise are significant, as she ranks among the top 20 in games played, assists, steals, and three-point field goals made.
Stephanie White is a seasoned WNBA coach, spending 17 seasons of experience as a player and coach in the league. She previously led the Indiana Fever, guiding them to the 2015 WNBA Finals and the 2016 playoffs. Her coaching journey also includes assistant roles with the Fever, Chicago Sky, and various collegiate teams, highlighting her diverse experience and strategic acumen.
In addition to their announcement, the Indiana Fever release a tribute video of Stephanie White’s basketball career.
Stephanie White is homegrown.
🏠 Indiana Miss Basketball at Seeger High School in West Lebanon, IN
🚂 Brought @PurdueWBB their first-ever National Championship
🏆 Assistant Coach for our first @WNBA championshipThere is no one better to lead us into our next era of Fever… pic.twitter.com/ijK5ymdcYo
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) November 1, 2024
Golden State Warriors sweeps the New Orleans Pelicans for their two-game homestand. The Warriors got the two-wins even though they are missing two of their starters; Steph Curry with a sprained left ankle and Andrew Wiggins with a lower back strains. It was the Warriors bench who kept them in the game.
Buddy Hield and Lindy Waters III Sharpshooting Leads Warriors to 20-Point Comeback Win Over Pelicans
Buddy Hield (28 PTS, 7 3PM) and Lindy Waters III (21 PTS, 3 3PM) combined for 49 points and 10 3-pointers in the Warriors’ 124-106 comeback victory over the New Orleans Pelicans at Chase Center on Tuesday. Hield exploded for 25 points on 8-for-10 shooting in the second half, while Waters scored 17 points over a two-quarter span, which the Warriors won by 25 points.
The Dubs had a 36-point advantage from behind the arc, sinking 21 3-pointers compared to just nine for the Pelicans. Depth and perimeter shooting have been pillars emphasized by Head Coach Steve Kerr about this group and both were on display on Tuesday, as the Warriors were without Stephen Curry, Andrew Wiggins and De’Anthony Melton. They trailed by as many as 20 points and nearly did a full-reversal, winning by 18.
Dubs Defeat Pelicans for Second Time in Two Nights
Six Dubs scored in double figures as the Golden State Warriors defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 104-89 at Chase Center on Wednesday night.
Buddy Hield led the way with 21 points off the bench, while Brandin Podziemski finished with a near triple-double, recording 13 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
It appears that Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever will have a new Head Coach next season, as the team announced that they have parted ways with Christie Sides.
In their announcement, “We are incredibly thankful to Coach Sides for embracing the challenge of leading us through an integral transition period over the last two seasons, while also positioning us well for future growth,” said Fever President of Basketball Operations Kelly Krauskopf. “While decisions like these are never easy, it is also imperative that we remain bold and assertive in the pursuit of our goals, which includes maximizing our talent and bringing another WNBA championship back to Indiana. Coach Sides was an incredible representative of the Fever and our community, and we wish her nothing but success in the future.”
Leave it better than you found it.✌🏼
— Christie Sides (@ChristieSides) October 27, 2024
Christie Sides still have 2 years remaining in his 4-year contract with the team and in those two years she had 33-47 (.413) regular-season record, which includes the 20-20 this season and making it to the playoffs since 2016. It’s unclear why Sides was let go but it could have been the 1 – 8 “slow” start of the season and the sweep in the postseason, even though the team had the best offensive rating (109.6 points per 100 possessions) in the league after the Olympic break.
Indiana Fever will be the sixth WNBA team to part ways with their coach, together with the Los Angeles Sparks, Chicago Sky, Atlanta Dream, Dallas Wings and Washington Mystics. Then add the management change of the Las Vegas Aces.
The LA Lakers remains undefeated with their win over the Sacramento Kings (131-127) under the newly minted Coach JJ Redick. Lebron James who had a triple-double, lead the team with 32 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. Then followed by Anthony Davis with his 31 points and 9 rebounds.
The Lakers lead as many as many as 15 points, when the Kings cut the deficit to just 4 points by the end of the second qtr. The Kings even manage to build a 7-point lead in the 3rd quarter but it was James 16 point explosion in the 4th qtr that gave the Lakers the win.
Triple double & filled the stat sheet, duo put up some serious numbers. pic.twitter.com/IVsS748vz5
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) October 27, 2024
Domantas Sabonis, who also had a triple-double, lead the Kings with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Deaaron Fox and Demar Derozan, scored 28 points and 23 points, respectively. Six players on both the Lakers and Kings, scored scored in double figures.
This will be Lebron James’ 114th triple-double in the regular season and 143rd for his whole career.
Lakers will visit the Suns on Monday, Oct 10th, to start their 5-game road trip, while the Kings will host the Trail Blazers, also this Monday night.
It looks like the Golden State Warriors got the perfect player, Buddy Hield to replace Klay Thompson, in terms of production and shooting prowess. The former Sixers lead the Warriors with 24 points, all in the first half, hitting 6 of 7 three-pointers, to help the Warriors to have a 2-0 start of the season. In his first two games as a Warriors, Buddy Hield is shooting 69.2% on the field, averages 24.5 points per game and 75% from the 3-point line, that’s 12 out of 16 three-point shot.
Buddy Hield this season:
49 points
12 threes
34 minutes 🤯 pic.twitter.com/WhKARhelAI— NBA (@NBA) October 26, 2024
Steph Curry added 20 points, 3 rebound and 4 assists, from the inside Trayce Jackson Davis scored 12 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. Just like their first game, Warriors Head Coach emptied the bench and gave all players at least 6 mins of game time. This is understandable, since it’s still early in the season and this will be the perfect time to give the young players a taste on what’s it like playing in the NBA, of course this may change when the Warriors face a non-lottery team that would force Steve Kerr to use a shorter rotation.
Here’s the team stats from ESPN;
Next for the Warriors is they will host the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday and the Jazz will visit Dallas on Monday night.
the grind don't stop 😤
Caitlin Clark knocks down 25-straight threes during an offseason workout. pic.twitter.com/njK0oa4h3k
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) October 25, 2024
Caitlin Clark is entering Steph Curry territory with her shooting!
It is currently off-season for Caitlin and the entire WNBA. Clark is schedule to participate in the coming LPGA pro-am at The Annika this November.
In an article on Sports Illustrated, Scott Agness of “Fieldhouse Files with Scott Agness” explained that Catlin Clark is practicing in the old practice court of the Indiana Pacers, “Fever use the practice court inside The Fieldhouse, what used to be for the Pacers. Now the Pacers have a $50M facility across the street, the St. Vincent Center, which opened in 2017,”
On their first game of the season, the Golden State Warriors appeared to have “move on” from Klay Thompson, after trading the “other half” of the Splash Brothers to the Dallas Mavericks.
Steph Curry was flirting with a triple-double, scoring 17 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals. Curry shot 4 for 7 from behind the arc, all this in just 25 mins of playing time. He did received a lot of help from the rest of the Warriors. Seven GSW players scored in double-digit point and every Warriors played at least 5 mins.
Buddy Hield, who was traded to the Warriors this off season, scored a 22 points on a 8-12 shooting and 5 of 7 from the three-point line. Andrew Wiggins also made an impact on the game, contributing 20 points and 4 rebounds.
Portland Trail Blazers had a hot start leading as many as 9 points but that was in the first qtr and the Warriors slowly turned it around and built a 27 point lead by the end of the 3rd, which at the time Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr played his young guys and bench players.
The Trail Blazers will host Pelicans on Friday, while the Warriors will go to the Utah also on Friday.
It’s a historic night for the LA Lakers as they win their first game of the season.
First, there was Lebron and Bronny James, as the first father-son duo to play together in the NBA.
LeBron James.
Bronny James.The first father-son duo to play together in the NBA! pic.twitter.com/naadFLoPmh
— NBA (@NBA) October 23, 2024
Then a dominant performance from Anthony Davis who scored a game high 36 points, 16 rebounds with 4 assists, a steal and 3 blocks. Followed by Rui Hachimura’s 18 points, 5 rebounds, an assist and 2 blocks. Lebron James added 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. As a team, the Lakers shot 44.2% from the field and even though they shot poorly from the 3-point line (5 of 30), the Lakers manage to build a 19 point lead to help them secure the win.
Anthony Davis dominates inside as the @Lakers get out to a 1-0 start in the 2024-25 season! #KiaTipOff24
Rui Hachimura: 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
LeBron James: 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
Anthony Edwards: 27 PTS, 6 REB pic.twitter.com/Gt2W7NVBhc— NBA (@NBA) October 23, 2024
This is the first game that the Minnesota Timberwolves is playing without Karl-Anthony Towns and it shows, the team had a total of 16 turnovers versus 7 TO of the Lakers, then there’s 77 points-in-paint that they allowed. Anthony Edwards lead the Timberwolves with 27 points and 6 rebounds. Julius Randle and Donte Divincenzo scored a 16 points and 10 points, respectively.
Timberwolves will go to Sacramento on Thursday, while the Lakers will host Suns on Friday, 25th of October.
Here are some AD highlights;
New York Liberty defeated the Minnesota Lynx in a classic Game 5 OT to take home the franchise first WNBA Championship. It was a low scoring ballgame, which is understandable, since both team have a defensive mindset right out of the gate. By the end of regulation, both team only managed to score 60 points, compare to the last 4 games, where the winning team scores at least 80 points.
Breanna Stewart has a chance to tie the game but misses both of the free throw with 38 secs remaining in regulation but Minnesota Lynx failed to capitalize on the possession and gave Breanna Stewart another chance to redeem herself by sinking bother of her free throw to tie and send the game to over time. Then in OT, Liberty took over by limiting Lynx to just 2 points while scoring 7 points; a 23-footer three point jumper by Leonie Fiebich, a two point lay-up by Nyara Sabally of a steal and a 2-for-2 free throw by Breanna Stewart to seal the game.
Like in the previous game, Minnesota Lynx was able to limit New York Liberty’s stars; Breanna Stewart just scored 13 points but was a monster on the boards, grabbing a game high 15 rebounds. Sabrina Ionescu just scored 5 points but impacted the game by keeping her teammates involved in the game by dishing 8 assists with 7 rebounds and 2 steals. Jonquel Jones, who won the WNBA Finals MVP, scored a team high 17 points and grabbed 6 rebounds.
🏆 MVP 🏆
Jonquel Jones is named your 2024 #WNBAFinals MVP!#WNBAFinals | @YouTubeTV pic.twitter.com/tAT8a09hyZ
— WNBA (@WNBA) October 21, 2024
Prior to the 2024 WNBA season, NY Liberty is one of the eight original franchises of the league that has yet to win a championship and the team have been in the WNBA Finals 5 times before winning it all this year.
The New York Liberty battled back to secure a hard-fought 67-62 victory over the Lynx, earning their first-ever title in the #WNBAFinals presented by @YouTubeTV 🗽
Jonquel Jones led the charge with 17 PTS, while Nyara Sabally stepped up big, posting a Playoff career high of 13… pic.twitter.com/YPgABjtqna
— WNBA (@WNBA) October 21, 2024
Big Ellie feelin' herself with the hardware 🏆#WNBAFinals presented by @YouTubeTV pic.twitter.com/tW5Jiv2ExA
— WNBA (@WNBA) October 21, 2024
THIS CHAMPIONSHIP MEANS EVERYTHING TO SABRINA IONESCU 🗽 pic.twitter.com/dlE6T2Y130
— WNBA (@WNBA) October 21, 2024
Poppin’ CHAMPIONSHIP BOTTLES 🍾 @nyliberty are TURNT pic.twitter.com/OCpuPIiySa
— WNBA (@WNBA) October 21, 2024
That first championship feeling 🍾 pic.twitter.com/XFUCiHJ0C9
— WNBA (@WNBA) October 21, 2024
Views of the Champions 🏆 pic.twitter.com/2sJM5uYshK
— WNBA (@WNBA) October 21, 2024
YOUR 2024 WNBA CHAMPIONS 🗽
The @nyliberty secure their first title in franchise history!#WelcometotheW | WNBA Finals @YouTubeTV pic.twitter.com/4GSpHZ4oW0
— WNBA (@WNBA) October 21, 2024
WNBA;
Bridget Carleton made two free throws with 2 seconds left, and the Lynx beat the New York Liberty 82-80 on Friday night. The teams will meet Sunday night in New York in the first Game 5 of the Finals since 2019, when Washington topped Connecticut.
All of Minnesota Lynx starting five scored in double-digits; Kayla Mcbride, lead the team with 19 points, Courtney Williams added 15 points and 7 rebounds, while Napheesa Collier chipped-in 14 points and 9 rebounds with 4 assists and 4 steals. Both Alanna Smith and Bridget Carleton scored 12 points apiece but it was Carleton final free throw that sealed the game for the Lynx.
It was a close game and the largest of any team is just 6 points and there have been 14 lead changes and 13 ties.
Lynx was able to contain Liberty stars Breanna Stewart and Sabrina to a combined 21 points, and limit their impact to the game. Lynx appeared happy to just let other Liberty players score particularly Jonquel Jones, who scored a game-high 21 points and 8 rebounds.
Game 5 of the WNBA Finals will this Sunday, October 20, 2024 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.
Here’s the high-lights of Game 4 of the WNBA Finals.
An INSTANT classic 😮💨
The @nyliberty take a 2-1 series lead in Game 3, with Breanna Stewart dropping 30 PTS and 11 REB, and Sabrina Ionescu delivering the unforgettable game-winner in an absolute road game thriller#WNBAFinals presented by @YouTubeTV pic.twitter.com/XJ07xgzgWD
— WNBA (@WNBA) October 17, 2024
If Minnesota Lynx stole Game 1 from the New York Liberty, it appears that NY Liberty did the same to the Lynx by stealing Game 3 of the WNBA Finals behind Sabrina Ionescu’s step-back 3 dagger. Liberty came back down-15 in the first qtr and crawl their way back for more than three qtr.
A shot that will live in history.
Another look at Sabrina Ionescu’s GAME WINNER 🎯 pic.twitter.com/b7xxf7AvkY
— WNBA (@WNBA) October 17, 2024
But before Sabrina Ionescu heroics took place, it was Breanna Stewart to anchored Liberty’s comeback scoring 30 points, 11 rebounds and blocking 4 shots. Jonquel Jones and Leonie Fiebich added 13 points a piece. Sabrina Ionescu ended the game with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, before burying the Lynx with that dagger three, Ionescu was 2-7 from behind the line.
Before the game, WNBA named Sabrina Ionescu as part of the All-WNBA second team.
"That was just a great All-WNBA Second Team performance. That's it."
Sabrina Ionescu mic drop 🎤 pic.twitter.com/fU8klJlV6Z
— New York Liberty Videos (@SNYLiberty) October 17, 2024
Four Minnesota Lynx players scored double-digits point; Napheesa Collier lead the Lynx with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 5 steals. Bridget Carleton scored 14 points, Kayla Mcbride added 19 points and Courtney Williams, the hero of Game 1, contributed 12 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
Game 4 will be this Wednesday, Oct 16, 2024 at the Target Center Minneapolis. NY Liberty will have a chance to wrap-up the finals for the franchise’s first WNBA Championship.
Your 2024 All-WNBA First Team ⬇️
Napheesa Collier
A'ja Wilson
Breanna Stewart
Caitlin Clark
Alyssa Thomas#WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/906uOqZsDp— WNBA (@WNBA) October 16, 2024
Just hours before Game 3 of the 2024 WNBA Finals, the league announced the 2024 All-WNBA First Team which is headline by the Caitlin Clark, who was named the 2024 Rookie of the Year; A’ja Wilson, the first unanimous MVP and Napheesa Collier, who was named as the 2024 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year.
Caitlin Clark is the first rookie since Candace Parker in 2008 to be selected to the All-WNBA First Team, and the fifth rookie so honored since 2000, joining Sue Bird (2002), Tamika Catchings (2002) and Diana Taurasi (2004).
Joining Clark, Wilson and Collier, the league also named Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas and New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart as part of the 2024 All-WNBA First Team.
The 2024 All-WNBA Second Team consists of Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu, Phoenix Mercury guard-forward Kahleah Copper, Seattle Storm forward Nneka Ogwumike, Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale and Liberty center Jonquel Jones.
Your 2024 All-WNBA Second Team ⬇️
Sabrina Ionescu
Kahleah Copper
Nneka Ogwumike
Arike Ogunbowale
Jonquel Jones#WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/Wqq0x9omWo— WNBA (@WNBA) October 16, 2024