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…
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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,…
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…
Minnesota Lynx forces a “Winner-Takes-All” Game 5 of WNBA Finals behind Bridget Carleton Free Throws (82 – 80)
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…
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…
Your 2024 All-WNBA First Team ⬇️ Napheesa CollierA'ja WilsonBreanna StewartCaitlin ClarkAlyssa 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…
New York fights back with vengeance, claiming Game 2! Breanna Stewart led the charge with a standout performance of 21 PTS, 8 REB, and an impressive 7 STL#WNBAFinals presented by @YouTubeTV pic.twitter.com/bT3ptaPyVa — WNBA (@WNBA) October 13, 2024 Doug Feinberg – AP Basketball Writer via WNBA; Breanna Stewart wasn’t going to let history repeat itself. With the Minnesota Lynx making another fourth quarter run, the two-time league MVP refused to let the New York Liberty…
Minnesota Lynx stole Game 1 of the WNBA Finals from the the top-seeded New York Liberty in OT (95-93)
What A Game! The @minnesotalynx take Game 1 in overtime, defeating the New York Liberty 95-93 Courtney Williams did her big one, dropping 23 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST #WNBAFinals presented by @YouTubeTV pic.twitter.com/qBxIbel1DI — WNBA (@WNBA) October 11, 2024 ESPN; The Lynx, who trailed by as many as 18 points, are the first team in WNBA postseason history to win a game after trailing by 15-plus points in the final 5 minutes of regulation.…
WNBA just announcedx that they will change the game format of First Round of the WNBA Playoffs and the WNBA Finals. The league said “the WNBA Board of Governors has approved a new, best-of-seven format for the WNBA Finals presented by YouTube TV, effective with the 2025 season, replacing the best-of-five format. The Board has also approved a 1-1-1 setup for the best-of-three First Round of the WNBA Playoffs presented by Google, with the higher…
ADVANCING TO THE FINALS 🐈 The Minnesota Lynx take the series 3-2, defeating the Connecticut Sun in a decisive Game 5 to punch their ticket to the 2024 #WNBAFinals presented by @YouTubeTV#WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/LFiiKaxY7D — WNBA (@WNBA) October 9, 2024 via ESPN; Collier had 27 points on 10-for-16 shooting and 11 rebounds and Courtney Williams contributed 24 points and both-ends-of-the-court energy to lead the Minnesota Lynx past the Connecticut Sun 88-77 and into the WNBA Finals…
Rather than going abroad to play basketball elsewhere, it appears that Caitlin Clark will playing a different sports this off season. Clark will participate in this year’s The Annika in November, the penultimate tournament on the LPGA Tour schedule hosted by Annika Sorenstam. Caitlin Clark will is a panelist at the Women’s Leadership Summit on Tuesday, then will play in the Wednesday Pro-Am game, both taking place at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla. “I…
LeBron James. Bronny James. The father-son duo share the court for the first time together! 👏 pic.twitter.com/93hC7k64gK — NBA (@NBA) October 7, 2024 A historic moment in the NBA! This was a pre-season game between the LA Lakers and Phoenix Suns. The Suns won the game (119 – 114), the elder James lead the game with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in just 16 mins of playing time, while the younger James played…
ESPN; Ionescu rebounded from a rare off game to score 22 points, and nearly a year after the Aces ended the Liberty’s dream of a championship, New York returned the favor Sunday afternoon by defeating Las Vegas 76-62 to advance to the WNBA Finals. It was a masterful performance by the New York Liberties, the team was able to keep their composure and lead despite their key players, Jonquel Jones and Leonie Fiebich, being in…
A Generational Class 🌟 These young stars put on a SHOW this season, making their mark on the league and shifting the game in a whole new direction. Your 2024 All-Rookie Team came ready to WORK#WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/IcU59Rgu71 — WNBA (@WNBA) October 4, 2024 Together with the announcement of the Rookie of the Year, WNBA also announced the players for the 2024 WNBA All-Rookie Team, that includes Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, arguably the two most…
WNBA News: Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has been named the 2024 Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year, the WNBA announced today. She gives the Fever back-to-back winners of the annual award after Indiana forward-center Aliyah Boston earned the honor last season. Clark received 66 votes from a national panel of 67 sportswriters and broadcasters. Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese received one vote. After weeks of waiting, the WNBA has officially named Caitlin Clark as…
That Karl-Anthony Towns 3-team trade to the Knicks is now official. NBA wrote “Karl-Anthony Towns joined the Knicks on Wednesday after the Minnesota Timberwolves sent their four-time All-Star to New York in a three-team trade that also included the Charlotte Hornets.” Here’s the details of the trade; Knicks receive: Karl-Anthony Towns (via Timberwolves) Draft rights to James Nnaji (via Hornets) Timberwolves receive: Julius Randle (via Knicks) Donte DiVincenzo (via Knicks) Keita Bates-Diop (via Knicks) Future…
Wikipedia; A 7-foot-2-inch (2.18 m), 260-pound (120 kg) center, Mutombo moved to the United States from the Democratic Republic of the Congo at age 21 to play college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas. In 1991, the Denver Nuggets chose Mutombo with the fourth overall pick of the NBA draft. During his NBA career, he played for six teams. Mutombo played in the NBA Finals for the Philadelphia 76ers in 2001 and for the New Jersey…
NBA announced the death of one of the greatest big man in the NBA. He known for wagging his right index finger whenever he blocks a shot. Drafted by the Denver Nuggets, Mutombo was the fourth overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft. After 6 season with the Nuggets, he signed a 5-year, $55 million free agent contract with the Atlanta Hawks, then one-year with the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, he reached the…
Shams Charania via X (@ShamsCharania); Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark has won the WNBA Rookie of the Year award and Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier has been awarded the Defensive Player of the Year, sources confirm. Las Vegas’ A’ja Wilson received MVP and Connecticut’s DiJonai Carrington won Most Improved Player. Except for Las Vegas’ A’ja Wilson MVP award, WNBA has yet to officially announce this years 2024 WNBA Individual Awards. It would have been great if…
WNBA; The WNBA delivered its most-watched regular season in 24 years, finished with its highest attendance in 22 years and set records for digital consumption and merchandise sales in 2024. The Caitlin Clark effect!!!
Dave Campbell & Tim Reynolds | The Associated Press via NBA; Per Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, New York is adding All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns, sending back All-Star forward Julius Randle to the Timberwolves, along with guard Donte DiVincenzo and a protected first-round pick (via Detroit). The Hornets soon emerged as a reportedly crucial third team in the deal, taking on DaQuan Jeffries and draft compensation to help facilitate considering the…
Shams Charania, reporting for The Athletics/NYTimes; Former NBA MVP Derrick Rose is retiring, the 35-year-old guard told The Athletic. He made his announcement official Thursday morning via social media and by placing ads in local newspapers of the six NBA cities he played for: Chicago, New York, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Detroit and Memphis. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Derrick Rose (@drose) Derrick Rose, like Grant Hill, is one of those players that…
Connecticut Sun sweeps Indiana Fever, will face Minnesota Lynx in the 2024 WNBA Semifinals (87 – 81)
ESPN; Alyssa Thomas and the Connecticut Sun were happy to finally close out an opening round series at home in two games. Thomas had 19 points and 13 assists to help the Sun sweep Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever out of the playoffs with an 87-81 win Wednesday night. Compared to Game 1, Indiana’s “Big 3” played a much better game; Caitlin Clark scored 25 points and 9 assists, Aliyah Boston had 16 points…
ESPN News Services; They moved one step closer as Sabrina Ionescu tied a franchise playoff record with 36 points to help the Liberty beat the Atlanta Dream 91-82 on Tuesday night and advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs. The Liberty shouldn’t have any problem advancing to the 2nd round, since the Dream barely qualified for the playoffs. They need to move past the Las Vegas Aces to advance to the 2024 WNBA Finals.…
Indiana Fever, WNBA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark was unanimously named the 2024 Associated Press WNBA Rookie of the Year, it was announced today. This recognition follows Clark’s achievement as a four-time WNBA Rookie of the Month, three-time WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week and WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month in August. Clark joins Aliyah Boston as the only Fever players to earn AP Rookie of the Year. Clark was also named…
Branden Kaneshiro, writing for The Lead; The Sun cruised to a 93-69 victory in Game One. Led by a triple-double from Alyssa Thomas and 22 points on 63.6% shooting from DeWanna Bonner, the Sun completely outmatched the Fever. The offensive firepower was not all that went well for Connecticut in game one. The Sun’s defense was their key to victory on Monday. Connecticut was able to contain Mitchell and Clark to 45% and 23.5% shooting,…
Now that the 40 games WNBA regular season is done, we now have the complete picture of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs. New York Liberty (1st) vs Atlanta Dream (8th) Minnesota Lynx (2nd) vs Phoenix Mercury (7th) Connecticut Sun (3rd) vs Indiana Fever (6th) Las Vegas Aces (4th) vs Seattle Storm (5th) This is the mechanics of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs; Top eight teams with the highest winning percentage (regardless of conference) will qualify for playoffs.…
WNBA; The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) announced today that it has awarded Portland, Oregon, the league’s 15th franchise. The Portland team, set to begin play in the 2026 season, will be owned and operated by RAJ Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal. Portland is the third expansion franchise awarded by the WNBA during this round of expansion, following the Golden State Valkyries and a Toronto franchise, bringing the league from 12…
Keith Jenkins, writing for ESPN; Here’s a look at Clark’s professional accolades: ▪︎ WNBA rookie single-season scoring record. ▪︎ WNBA single-season record for assists. ▪︎ Set franchise record for most double-doubles in a season with Indiana Fever. ▪︎ Set franchise record for most three-pointers in a season with Indiana Fever. ▪︎ First WNBA rookie to record two triple-doubles. ▪︎ WNBA single-season rookie record for three-pointers. ▪︎ WNBA single-season rookie record for assists. ▪︎ WNBA single-season…