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Key Dates for the upcoming 2025 WNBA Season

For WNBA Fans, here are the dates to remember; All dates are subject to change April 14: WNBA Draft April 27: Training Camp Begins May 16: Regular Season Begins June 1-17: Commissioner’s Cup Tournament July 1: Commissioner’s Cup Championship July 17-21: WNBA All-Star Break July 19: WNBA All-Star Game September 11: Regular Season Ends September 14: Playoffs Begin October 17: Last Possible Finals Date 2025 WNBA All-Star will be hosted by Indiana

Full list of the 2025 WNBA Draft

Dallas Wings took UConn’s Paige Bueckers at No. 1 while 6’6″ French Center Dominique Malonga goes to the Seattle Storm. Here are top 5 of this year’s WNBA Draft class; Dallas Wings picking Paige Bueckers from UConn Seattle Storm drafting Dominique Malonga from France Washington Mystics picking Sonia Citron from Notre Dame and USC Trojans Forward Kiki Iriafen. Another noteworthy pick is the 11th pick in the 1st round: Hailey Van Lith going to the…

NBA Play-in Tournament now Set

THE BRACKET IS SET 🍿 pic.twitter.com/xZBRkF7LT7 — NBA (@NBA) April 13, 2025 Now that the regular season is over, we now have the complete picture for this year’s NBA Play-in Tournament. EAST Game 1 – Orlando Magic (7) versus Atlanta Hawks (8) Game 2 – Chicago Bulls (9) versus Miami Heat (10) The winner in Game 1 will be the 7th seed and will face the Boston Celtics. The losing team will face the winner…

Clippers win over Warriors to secured the fifth seed in the Western Conference playoffs (124 – 119)

🌟 STARS SHINE WHEN IT MATTERS MOST 🌟 In today's epic Clippers/Warriors battle, ALL FOUR of Harden (39), Steph (36), Kawhi (33), & Jimmy (30) scored 30+ PTS! It's the FIRST time in NBA history that 4 players scored 30+ in the same game on the last day of the regular season 🤯 pic.twitter.com/81xiQY2QMk — NBA (@NBA) April 14, 2025 It was playoff basketball between two teams who are trying to stay out of the…

Luka Doncic powers Lakers in a win against Mavs to clinch playoff spot (112-97)

Luka Doncic lead the Lakers in a win against his former team the Dallas Mavericks Wednesday night. Luka scored 45 points, making 7-of-10 shots from beyond the arc, the also grabbed 8 rebounds and 6 assists. LeBron James added 27 points and 7 rebounds. Before the game, the Dallas Mavericks played a 2-mins tribute video that had Luka in tears but that did not stop Doncic from leading the Lakers to victory and secured LA’s…

Harrison Barnes’ 3-pointer buzzer beater gives Spurs a 114-111 win over Warriors

Spurs costs the Warriors their playoff seeding by winning on a Harrison Barnes’ 3-pointer buzzer beater. Barnes, a former Warriors, made the 3-pointer with just 3 seconds left in the game. "20 POINTS FOR THE FORMER WARRIOR." HB CALLS GAME IN THE BAY 🔥 https://t.co/nM6PmQ561S pic.twitter.com/pSbZPzCk7L — NBA (@NBA) April 10, 2025 Harrison Barnes scored 20 points, making 6 of 9 three-pointers, while Stephon Castle and Keldon Johnson both scored 21 points, and a combined…

Warriors routs a Durant-less Suns (133-95)

The Golden State Warriors just handed the Phoenix Suns their worst loss of the season (133-95). The Warriors started slow but by the end of the 1st quarter but ended the period with a 13 points lead and by the end of the first half they are already cruising the game with a 26 points. The Golden State Warriors at one point lead as much as 41 points in the second half. Steph Curry lead…

Paige Bueckers and UConn routs South Carolina for 12th National Title (82 – 59)

UCONN HUSKIES ARE YOUR 2025 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 🏆 UConn defeats South Carolina, 82-59 to win the National Championship.#MarchMadness x #WFinalFour x @UConnWBB pic.twitter.com/yhqbYTAGZ5 — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) April 6, 2025 UConn’s “Big Three” was simply too much for South Carolina. The trio scored 65 of UConn’s 82 points. Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd each scored 24 points, while Paige Bueckers added 17. Strong also grabbed 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks.…

PBA announces 10 new players for its greatest players roster

The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has announced the addition of 10 new players to its greatest player roster. This third batch brings the total number of players to 50. The announcement coincides with the league’s 50th anniversary. The 10 new players are; Junmar Fajardo, Scottie Thompson, Nelson Asaytono, Jeffrey Cariaso, Bong Hawkins, Abe King, Danny Seigle, Manny Victorino, Yoyoy Villamin and the late Arnie Tuadles. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said in an article on the…

USC’s Juju Watkins tears ACL and will undergo season-ending surgery

USC Superstar JuJu Watkins has suffered a season ending injury after tearing her ACL in her right knee in the second-round game of the NCAA Women’s Basketball tournament between USC Trojans and Mississippi State Bulldogs, sources tell ESPN’s Shams Charania. Breaking: USC phenom JuJu Watkins has suffered a torn ACL in her right knee, sources tell ESPN. She will undergo surgery. pic.twitter.com/2qMvpXTGwI — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 25, 2025 Watkins was carried of the court…

WNBA release the full broadcast & streaming schedule

You can checkout the full schedule here. coming to a screen and arena near you 🌎 the broadcast schedule is here, and we have a WNBA-record 41 games on national TV. learn more: https://t.co/yZFUGBFHxl pic.twitter.com/Yf7L1J1EbD — Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) March 20, 2025 For Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever, 41 of their 44 games will be on national TV, while thirty-three Las Vegas Aces games and Thirty-two New York Liberty games will be nationally televised…

Jordan Poole beat the buzzer for the Wizards win over the Nuggets (126 – 123)

JP FOR THE WIN 🌊 https://t.co/nQxk2U8G7n pic.twitter.com/LLzObnT5vR — Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) March 16, 2025 It was a Poole’s party in Denver when Jordan Poole sank a 3-pointer with 5.3 seconds remaining in the game, spoiling another 40-point game by Jokic. Poole scored 19 points and 6 assists. Wizards rookie Alex Sarr had a career night, scoring 34 points with 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Nikola Jokic, led the Nuggets with 40 points, 13 rebounds and…

Curry-lead Warriors defeated Knicks to win their 7th straight (97 – 94)

It was a record-setting game by the Warriors as they defeated the NY Knicks for their 7th straight win, the win also made Steve Kerr as the Warriors’ regular-season victory leader, over taking the late Hall of Famer Al Attles with his 558th victory in his 11th season. The Warriors are 14-2 since acquiring Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline. A legacy of greatness. Congrats, Coach Kerr on becoming the All-Time Winningest Coach in Warriors…

WNBA Draft will be this April 14th

WNBA has announced that their annual draft will be this 14th of April at The Shed in New York City. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will announce the draft picks live on ESPN with exclusive coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET. The first 5 draft picks will be; 1 – Dallas Wings 2 – Seattle Storm 3 and 4 – Washington Mystics 5 – Golden State Valkyries Monday, April 14… a new class enters the league…

Lakers win their 8th straight against Knicks in OT (113 – 109)

Knicks lead almost the entire games but the Lakers made a run that forces the Knicks to dig deep to force an OT. NY was lead by Jalen Brunson scoring 39 points and 10 assists, OG Anunoby added 20 points, while Josh Hart had 18 points and 10 rebounds. But in the end Luka Doncic and Lebron James was too much for the NY, both Luka and Lebron combined for 63 points, 19 rebounds and…

Golden State Warriors wins 2 Straight Road Games

The Golden State Warriors who are currently at the end of their 5-road game, has won 2 straight after losing to the “Embiid-less” Philadelphia 76ers. Win against Charlotte Hornets (119 – 101) via NBA.com; Stephen Curry had 21 points and 10 assists in his annual homecoming game, and the Golden State Warriors pulled away in the second half to defeat the Charlotte Hornets 119-101 on Monday night for their sixth win in seven games. Sky-high…

Lebron James becomes the First Player in NBA History to score 50,000 Points

Lakers Lebron James just became the first NBA player to score 50K points, counting both regular season and playoffs. Lebron James is one point shy of the 50k point entering the game and made history by making a 3-pointer on a Luka Doncic assists to build a 7-points Laker lead (13-6) with 8:34 remaining in the first quarter. James now has a total of 50,033 points and at the rate he is playing and producing,…

Nike collaborates with Titan 22 to launch the Nike Sabrina 2 X TITAN

Nike and Titan 22 just launch the Nike Sabrina 2 X TITAN, a version of the Sabrina Ionescu’s signature shoes but with a Filipino twists. On titan22.com; Designed by Filipina visual artists Aila Torre, Lari Gazmen and TITAN’s own Alessah Papa, the Nike Sabrina 2 X TITAN is predominantly covered in a light bone tone for a neutral look, and accented with purple, emerald, and blush as a nod to the TITAN Show Her Love…

Warriors lose to the Embiid-less 76ers (126-119)

The Philadelphia 76ers broke their nine-game losing streak with a 126-119 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night, in a game where Joel Embiid wearing street clothes and will be out for the rest of the season due to left knee injury. The Sixers was lead by Quentin Grimes who scored a career-high 44 points, making 6-of-9 three pointers, and 6 rebounds. Kelly Oubre Jr. and Guerschon Yabusele both added 20 points and…

Steph Curry scores 56 points in Warriors win over Magic (121 – 115)

Steph Curry scored a season high 56 points, making 12 three-pointers, to lead the Warriors in a 121-115 win over the Magic. Aside from Curry, Rookie Center Quinten Post came of the bend and added 18 points and 5 rebounds. Jimmy Butler scored 5 points, his least productive game as a Warrior, but added 4 rebounds and 7 assists. Quinten Post provided a spark last night. 18 PTS | 7-9 FGM-A | 5 REB pic.twitter.com/tuUH8pQTAX…

Warriors dispatches the Hornet for 3rd straight win (128 – 92)

Golden State secured their third consecutive victory since the All-Star break, defeating the Hornets 128-92. The victory was a team effort, with seven players scoring in double figures and a total of 39 assists. The Warriors built a 10-point lead in the first quarter and never looked back. At one point, the Warriors led by as many as 39 points. This win also marks the 3,000th victory for the franchise since its founding in 1946…

Phoenix Mercury Diana Taurasi retires after 20 years in the WNBA

Phoenix Mercury Diana Taurasi has officially announce that “she’s retiring from basketball.”

In an article published by Time Magazine;

Taurasi reveals publicly for the first time that she’s retiring from basketball. “Mentally and physically, I’m just full,” says Taurasi, who played all 20 of her WNBA seasons for the Mercury. “That’s probably the best way I can describe it. I’m full and I’m happy.”

She played for the Phoenix Mercury, who drafted her at first overall in the 2004 WNBA draft and played for the team for 20 years. The late Kobe Bryant gave her the nickname “White Mamba” and she is the leading scorer in WNBA history and voted “greatest of all time” by the WNBA’s fans.

As for accolades, Taurasi is one of 11 women to win an Olympic gold medal, an NCAA Championship, a FIBA World Cup, and a WNBA Championship.

Warriors on a 2 game winning streak coming out of the All-Star break

Routs the Kings (132 – 108) via ESPN; Buddy Hield and Moses Moody had 22 points each and the Golden State Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings 132-106 on Friday night. Brandin Podziemski added 21 points, and Stephen Curry had 20 points as role players stepped up for the Warriors. Warriors beat Mavericks (126-102) via NBA; Stephen Curry scored 30 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 126-102 on Sunday. The Warriors have…

WNBA Star A’ja Wilson is one of TIME’s Women of the Year

WNBA Star A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces is one of the 13 TIME’s Women of the Year, she is also one of the two athlete that was chosen by the publication. For those wondering how TIME choose their Women of the Year, you can read their “How We Chose the 2025 Women of the Year” article and the “A’ja Wilson and Jordan Chiles Know What It Takes to Win.” WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson…

Luka lead the Lakers to win over Nuggets (123 – 100)

Luka Doncic lead the Lakers to finally break the Nuggets winning streak. Luka score a team high of 32 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. LeBron James, Austin Reaves, and Rui Hachimura added a total of 69 points, scoring 25, 23, and 21 points, respectively. The Lakers built a 14-point lead by the end of the 1st quarter, but the Nuggets cut it to just one point by the start of the 3rd. Then, Austin…

Sabrina Ionescu and Nike announces Asia Tour

Sabrina Ionescu and Nike has announced the first Sabrina Ionescu Asia Tour. From Nike, “Ahead of Sabrina’s campaign to defend her first WNBA title, she’s embarking on her first Asia tour, visiting the Philippines and China to share this message of empowerment with young hoopers and further introduce herself to the global basketball community.” Sabrina’s Asia tour kicks off in Manila, Philippines, a basketball country and love Nike kicks. She’ll be hosting youth clinics, launching…

Miami Heat Guard Tyler Herro wins Starry 3-point Contest

Miami Heat Guard Tyler Herro took the trophy for the 2025 NBA All-Star 3-point Contest, denying Damian Lillard for a chance to 3-peat and Buddy Hield from making history. NBA; In the Starry 3-point Contest at State Farm All-Star Saturday Night, two of the 27 shots are worth three points apiece. And the Miami Heat’s Tyler Herro drained both of the long-distance 3-point shots in the final round on his way to a score of…