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in SportsWNBA Insider Khristina Williams Reveals Early Career Challenges
The WNBA has seen record-breaking numbers this season. In April, during the draft, there was a 123 percent increase, according to Heavy’s Brandon ‘Scoop B’ Robinson. Per Robinson, the 2020 WNBA Draft amassed 6.5 million video views and 1.3 million minutes watched. Robinson sat down with WNBA Insider and CEO of Girls Talk Sports TV, […] More
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Sue Bird Sends Her Condolences to John Thompson’s Family
Last week, the world lost another legend when it was announced that Georgetown men’s basketball head coach John Thompson is dead at 78 years old. According to his family, Thompson was the first Black basketball head coach to win the NCAA National Championship; he passed away in his home this past Sunday. “Thompson had been […] More
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Nets Kyrie Irving’s Stance Comes Full Circle
On Wednesday afternoon, the Milwaukee Bucks opted to boycott their game 5 playoff game against the Orlando Magic. The Bucks made the decision after Jacob Blake a Black man, was shot seven times trying to enter his SUV in Kenosha, Wisconsin by police officers. In the car were Blake’s kids aged three, five and eight, […] More
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Storm Guards Sue Bird, Sami Whitcomb See A Lot Of Cappie Pondexter in Arike Ogunbowale’s Game
Dallas Wings sophomore guard Arike Ogunbowale made a name for herself back in college at University of Notre Dame. After hitting a couple of clutch shots in the 2018 Final Four against University of Connecticut and then in the National Championship against Mississippi State University. When she enter the WNBA last season, she put the […] More
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Sue Bird Selects Her 01-02 Senior Class To Face USC’s Legends
Some of the greatest women to touch a basketball went to USC and UConn. Players such as Cheryl Miller, Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, Lisa Leslie, Tina Thompson, Pamela McGee, who were all Trojans went on into either the Women’s Hall of Fame or the Naismith Hall of Fame. The same could be said for the the University […] More
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If USC Legends & UConn Legends Could Square Off “My Money Is On UConn,” Says Breanna Stewart
The University of Southern California and the University of Connecticut have had some of the most decorated women the game of basketball has ever seen. USC has developed players such as Hall of Famers, Cheryl Miller, Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, Lisa Leslie, Tina Thompson, Women’s Hall of Famer Pamela McGee and Paula McGee. Meanwhile, the University of […] More
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Brittney Griner Praises Kyrie Irving’s Monetary Incentive for WNBA Players
Earlier this week, Nets guard, Kryie Irving made headlines when it was announced that he would be donating $1.5 million through the KAI Empowerment Initiative to help supplement the WNBA players, who decided not to play due to concerns of the COVID-19 or taking a stand for social justice reform. The fund was created to […] More
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Nets’ Kyrie Irving’s Donation Was ‘Admirable,’ Says Sue Bird
On Tuesday, it was announced that Brooklyn Nets guard, Kyrie Irving is doing his part by making sure the WNBA players that opted to sit out the 2020 season don’t have to worry about missing their paychecks. The six-time All-Star donated $1.5 million to help supplement the WNBA players, who decided not to play due […] More
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Breanna Stewart Responds to Mavs’ Jenny Boucek’s High Praise ‘Appreciate Her Nice Remarks’
The Seattle Storm are gearing up to face the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday night in the WNBA bubble Bradenton, Fla. The Storm are coming off a 87-71 victory over the New York Liberty, which featured the debut of the 2020 number one pick Sabrina Ionescu. It also featured the return of both Sue Bird [knee […] More
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Coach Explains Why Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson Better Than Malone and Stockton
Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson are one of the best dynamics do’s the WNBA has ever seen. During their ten seasons together with the Seattle Storm, they won two championships in 2004 and 2010. Throughout their tenure in Seattle, they drew comparisons to other great duos such as John Stockton & Karl Malone, Gary Payton, […] More
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Seattle Storm Want to Stay True to Themselves Heading into Playoffs Against Lynx
After sweeping the Washington Mystics in the Finals last season, the Seattle Storm looked poised to running the WNBA all season. That all changed when the news broke that 2018 MVP Breanna Stewart suffered an injury to her Achilles. Before the start of the 2019-20 season, future Hall of Famer Sue Bird announced […] More
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Sue Bird Sounds Off On How WNBA Players Can Be More Accessible
Last August, Skylar Diggins-Smith would make headlines of her own when she spoke to Wealthsimple during their Money Diaries segment. Per Yahoo Sports “I’m the highest paid player on the Dallas Wings, and my salary is in the low six figures. [Harrison Barnes, the highest paid player on the Dallas Mavericks, made $24 million last season.] […] More
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